Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) metastatic and (b) primary breast cancers are first diagnosed through a GP referral.

The latest available data shows that in 2017, 4% of primary breast cancers were diagnosed following emergency presentation. In total 60% of primary breast cancers were diagnosed following a general practitioner referral.

Data for non-primary/recurrent metastatic cancers is not available in the format requested.