“…In that vein, there are four areas on which I will focus my brief remarks today. First, I turn to cancer, particularly rare cancer. During the last Session we saw significant progress with the Rare Cancers Act.”

Record by topic

  1. Learning disability & autism443rd of 9058.5
  2. Cancer241st of 6418.0
  3. Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
  4. Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
  5. Rare diseases174th of 2072.0
  6. NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
  7. GP access209th of 2472.0
  8. Health inequalities251st of 2992.0

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  • “To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that GPs proactively discuss prostate cancer with men at the highest risk; and inform them of their right to a free prostate specific antigen test.”

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