United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4620
Brain: Tumours
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30 November 2023
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5 December 2023 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that brain tumour patients have access to whole genome sequencing; and what estimate she has made of the proportion of patients who are diagnosed each year h
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30 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that brain tumour patients have access to whole genome sequencing; and what estimate she has made of the proportion of patients who are diagnosed each year h
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5 December 2023
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Genomic testing for patients with a suspected brain tumour, including glioblastoma, is included in the National Genomic Test Directory. This testing can be delivered using a range of technologies, including whole genome sequencing (WGS) or Next Generation...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-30/4620
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1674417
- uk · wq-1674417 · source updated 5 December 2023