Pembrokeshire Assembly Members Paul Davies and Angela Burns are supporting the ‘Wales vs Cancer’ campaign, run by Cancer Research UK, which calls for cancer to be a priority for the next Welsh Assembly. The campaign also calls for improvements to screening tests and for quicker access to these tests for patients.
Paul Davies said, “I’m pleased to support the Wales vs Cancer campaign and support any calls to make cancer a priority for the next Welsh Assembly. The earlier that a diagnosis is made, the better the chance of that patient having successful treatment and that’s why it’s so important that action is taken to diagnose cancers much more quickly. Wales can be a world leader in delivering cancer services and I will continue to support the work of Cancer Research and other groups to see that ambition become a reality.”
Angela Burns said, “Too many people have come to see me because either they or their loved one wasn’t diagnosed early enough and the cancer had spread. In a great number of these instances the person could have been successfully treated if the disease had only been caught early enough. This is why the WalesVsCancer campaign is so important. More people seen and treated more quickly means more time with your loved one and the chance of more lives saved”
