Pembrokeshire Assembly Members Paul Davies and Angela Burns have joined together to raise awareness of World Cancer Day next Sunday (4th February).
World Cancer Day is marked worldwide with the aim of bringing campaigners together to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage cancer prevention, early detection and improve treatment. This year’s theme is “We Can. I Can” which is designed to inspire individual and collective action to beat cancer sooner.
Cancer Research UK’s vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured and progress is being made towards this every day. Currently across the UK around half the people who get cancer will survive for 10 years or longer, by 2034 there is an ambition to see this figure rise to 75%.
Commenting in support of World Cancer Day, Mr Davies said “I’m delighted to show my support for World Cancer Day 2018 by wearing a Unity Band. Cancer is the biggest killer worldwide but thanks to the generous support of people across the country, researchers have helped double survival rates in the last 40 years. However, there’s still much more that we can do. Therefore, I’m encouraging everyone to wear a Unity Band and donate to the cause, to help even more people survive cancer in the future. To find out where you can buy a Unity Band locally, please visit - http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/donate/world-cancer-day/find-a-shop”
Angela, who is also the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health in the Assembly added “Cancer is something that affects everyone of us either directly or indirectly and I want to praise the work of Cancer Research UK for what they have achieved in recent years and for the energy they put into raising awareness and funds to undertake research into this dreadful disease. Every pound raised makes the chances of defeating cancer more likely and I am delighted to join with Paul in supporting Cancer Day next Sunday and pledge to do all I can to raise the matter in the Assembly. Gaps remain in the diagnostic workforce which must be addressed if we are to improve cancer survival in Wales and I will be raising these concerns with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and the managers of Health Boards over the coming weeks.”
