World Cancer Day

The Library has produced a number of briefings and debate packs on the subject of Cancer. Our most recent are listed below:

Statistics

NHS Key Statistics: England, October 2018

• Section 4 looks at cancer waiting times statistics

02 Oct 2018 | Commons Briefing papers | CBP-7281

Cancer Statistics: In Brief

6 December 2016 | Commons Briefing papers | SN06887

The Office for National Statistics publishes Cancer survival in England statistics and Cancer registration statistics.

Public Health England also publishes Local cancer statistics.

Policy/debate packs

Debate on e-petition 225767 relating to lowering the age for smear tests for cervical cancer from 25 to 18

24 January 2019 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2019-0013

Early diagnosis and the cancer workforce in the NHS long-term plan

04 Jan 2019 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0282

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

29 Oct 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0229

The future of breast cancer

17 Oct 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0223

NHS maximum waiting times and patient choice policies

• Section 1.5 looks at cancer treatment

16 Oct 2018 | Commons Briefing papers | CBP-7171

Case for HPV vaccination for boys

01 May 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0106

NHS Cancer Targets

30 Apr 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0105

Cancer treatment

18 Apr 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0090

Cancer Strategy

19 Feb 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0037

World Cancer Day: 2018

30 Jan 2018 | Lords Library notes – Topical | LLN-2018-0013

Innovative Cancer Treatments

19 Jan 2018 | Lords Briefing packs – Debates | LBP-2018-0014

Blood cancer care in the NHS

16 Jan 2018 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2018-0013

World Cancer Day, 4 February 2017

31 Jan 2017 | Lords In Focus – Topical | LIF-2017-0011

Cancer Strategy one year on

06 Dec 2016 | Commons Debate packs | CDP-2016-0239