{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780524.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":780524,"attributes":{"action":"Earlier ct scans to detect cancer or rule it out","background":"I think that doctors should automatically refer a patient for ct/mri scan if they have any symptoms at all cancer related,I think it is unfair all medications etc are offered first for symtoms,sometimes for months or even years,then if no change as last resort a ct/mri scan is then offered to the","additional_details":"Patient,statistics and story's we see daily show that this is always too late,cancer is detected and spread and the patients dont have long to live,now if scans were done to rule cancer out at the first instance before any medication was prescribed this could save a lot of lives!! I think it is quite ridiculous myself that we are now in 2026 and cancer is not always being caught earlier enough,instead patients are fobbed off with medication until it is too late","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"created_at":"2026-08-26T21:42:07.256Z","updated_at":"2026-09-22T08:24:53.693Z","rejected_at":"2026-09-22T08:24:44.364Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-27T11:47:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Decisions about referrals for scans are clinical decisions for doctors, not the UK Government or Parliament. \r\n\r\nYou may be interested to read about Jess's rule which is an initiative to encourage GPs teams to rethink a diagnosis if a patient presents three times with the same symptoms or concerns, particularly if symptoms unexpectedly persist, escalate, or remain unexplained. You can find out more here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/jesss-rule-three-strikes-and-we-rethink/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}