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Annette Brooke MP Questions the Prime Minister on Breast Cancer Research
September 13, 2012 3:07 PM
Annette with representatives of the Breast Cancer APPG at a meeting with David Cameron
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer yesterday questioned David Cameron about breast cancer during Prime Minister's Question Time. Annette highlighted the urgent need for an improvement in early identification of this disease for all ages.
Annette raised the issue with the Prime Minister as Breast Cancer Campaign celebrates its 10th year of the "Wear it Pink" campaign. They are continuing their call for investment in breast cancer research, with 48,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer every year and 12,000 women dying from breast cancer every year.
Annette was pleased that the Prime Minister said that early identification and early diagnosis is vital, and agreed that there was still more to be done. He paid tribute to the thousands up and down the country who wear pink ribbons and take part in different campaigns, fundraising and awareness-raising, and agreed to meet with Annette and the other chairs of the APPG on Breast Cancer and the leading charities for further discussion.
Full text of question:
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD): This year is the 10th anniversary of Breast Cancer Campaign's "Wear it Pink" day. We have seen many improvements for breast cancer sufferers over that time, but there is still much more to be done, including improving early identification of this disease for all ages. Will the Prime Minister meet the chairs of the all-party parliamentary group on breast cancer and the leading charities for further discussion?
The Prime Minister: My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue, and I shall be very happy to have that meeting. I think that we have made big leaps forward under Governments of all parties in advancing the agenda on breast cancer. My hon. Friend is right to say that early identification-early diagnosis-is vital, but there is still more to be done. I pay tribute to the thousands up and down our country who not only wear those ribbons but take part in so many different campaigns, so much fundraising and so much awareness-raising, and I shall be delighted to welcome my hon. Friend to that meeting.