Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

(asked on 22nd October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the NHS supports early detection of ovarian cancer.


Answered by
James Frith Portrait
James Frith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 29th October 2026

The Hon. Member has asked several questions about the diagnosis and treatment of several well-known conditions. For each of these, I refer him below to the most recent comprehensive answer provided in the House on the condition in question, or to the publicly available guidance on the National Health Service website:

  • on motor neurone disease, I refer him to the answer provided on 7 September in response to Question 22114;

  • on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, I refer him to the answer provided on 27 May in response to Question 2655;

  • on epilepsy, I refer him to the answer provided on 3 June in response to Question 2410;

  • on cystic fibrosis, I refer him to the answer provided on 23 June 2025 in response to Question 59881;

  • on coeliac disease, I refer him to the answer provided on 20 April in response to Question 127290;

  • on Huntington's disease, I refer him to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 in response to Question 78112;

  • on autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, I refer him to the answer provided on 16 October in response to Question 33657;

  • on Parkinson’s disease, I refer him to the answer provided on 17 July in response to Question 18388;

  • on multiple sclerosis, I refer him to the answer he received on 22 September in response to Question 28315;

  • on ovarian cancer, I refer him to the answer provided on 28 April in response to Question 129512;

  • on pancreatic cancer, I refer him to the answer provided on 15 July in response to Question 16704;

  • on sickle cell disease and thalassemia, I refer him to the answer provided on 24 April 2025 in response to Question 45488; and

  • on stroke, I refer him to the answer provided on 10 September 2025 in response to Question 71502.

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