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Jeremy Hunt has revealed he has recovered from cancer.
The Tory MP, who is chairman of the Commons health committee, said he had a ‘minor’ form of the disease but it had been ‘resolved’.
And he is now well enough to take part in a charity race next month.
‘Every member of my family has had cancer,’ added the 55-year-old. ‘So it’s touched my family very dramatically, and I know it has touched many, many families.
'My work on the health select committee has shown me there are lot of things we can do to improve our cancer survival rates.
‘They are getting better but the more we can do to raise money and raise awareness, the more lives we’ll save.’
Mr Hunt, who is the MP for South West Surrey, did not elaborate on the types of cancer he or family members have been diagnosed with.
His brother Charlie, founder of bedding business Soak&Sleep, last year used Twitter to raise awareness of sarcoma – a rare form of cancer that often affects limbs.
South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt and Guildford MP Angela Richardson will take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life this summer
Mr Hunt, who led an attempt to topple Boris Johnson, was health secretary from 2012 to 2018, overseeing various extensions of the Cancer Drugs Fund, which provides early access to treatments.
The father of three is a champion of early cancer diagnosis and is a strong critic of the Government’s performance on plugging gaps in the NHS’s cancer workforce.
Mr Hunt will be running Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life this summer with cancer survivor Rod Pluthero and fellow Tory MP Angela
