Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer: Screening

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS eligibility criteria for BRCA1 genetic testing for individuals with a family history of (a) breast and (b) ovarian cancer.

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1. 19 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS eligibility criteria for BRCA1 genetic testing for individuals with a family history of (a) breast and (b) ovarian cancer.

   Source: Commons

2. 5 June 2026

   Answer

   The current eligibility criteria for genetic testing are set out in the NHS National Genomic Test Directory. The aim is to offer individuals at higher risk of developing cancer (those with pathogenic variants in their genes) clinical pathways to support t...

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