Pancreatic Cancer

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 27 November 2012.

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Photo of Anna Soubry Anna Soubry The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health 11:30, 27 November 2012

I am very grateful for the work of Pancreatic Cancer UK. We have put the proposals from its seminar last June into the guidance that we are issuing. I am meeting Pancreatic Cancer UK, other cancer charities and other people who are involved in cancer work this afternoon. I will be happy to raise the matter with them directly and to meet the hon. Lady and representatives of this very good cancer charity. She is right to expose the fact that this cancer is difficult to diagnose. We will be launching pilots in January and I hope that more people will take advantage of that campaign and come forward if they have any symptoms.