Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 21 June 2016.
Yes, many cancers, of course, present themselves at A&E. People live with the symptoms, not knowing what the symptoms are. With children, I suspect—though I am not medically qualified—the assumption will always be that it is something else. It is difficult for GPs to diagnose cancer at an early stage. Nevertheless, as part of the refreshing of the cancer delivery plan, we will look at what can be done in order to assist GPs and other primary care professionals to improve their ability to detect cancer, where that’s possible, as quickly as possible.