Romford Town Conservatives

"Government’s Cancer Strategy will save lives" says M.P. Andrew

Andrew Rosindell M.P. has met with local campaigners from Breakthrough Breast Cancer to discuss how the Coalition Government’s new cancer strategy will help save an additional 5,000 lives every year in the United Kingdom.

Romford constituents Sherifat Osinowo and Barbara Binder, a Mammographer and a breast cancer Nurse respectively, visited Andrew in the House of Commons to speak about the importance of improving the National Health Service’s breast cancer screening programme.

At the moment, the programme offers free screening every three years to all women in England aged 50 and over. Plans announced by the Government this year include extending the screening programme to include women aged 47 to 49. Through earlier diagnosis and improved access to services such as radiotherapy, the new strategy is expected to lead to greatly improved mortality rates for women with Breast Cancer.

　

Andrew also chaired a Westminster Hall debate on the subject of Ovarian Cancer, and heard from the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Paul Burstow M.P., about the Government’s commitment to improving diagnosis and survival rates for all types of cancers.

Speaking after the debate, Andrew commented:

"I am pleased that the Government has committed to investing over £450 million over the next four years to improve cancer awareness and treatment.

It is vitally important that cancers are diagnosed early and treated effectively, in order to provide the best possible survival rates. The Government’s new strategy will mean that people in England will obtain the right diagnosis and treatment which can save their lives."