CANCER IN THE 21st CENTURY

Summary

That this House welcomes Cancer BACUP's report, Living with Cancer in the 21st Century; records its concern that cancer survival rates in the UK remain below the EU average; welcomes the Government's commitment to reducing cancer deaths and inequalities in treatment; believes that new anti-cancer treatments should be made available on the NHS as soon as their effectiveness has been proved; and calls on ministers to make additional resources available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, so that other aspects of cancer care do not suffer as a consequence of NICE's recommendations.

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1. 25 January 2000

   Early Day Motion

   That this House welcomes Cancer BACUP's report, Living with Cancer in the 21st Century; records its concern that cancer survival rates in the UK remain below the EU average; welcomes the Government's commitment to reducing cancer deaths and inequalities in treatment; believes that new anti-cancer treatments should be made available on the NHS as soon as their effectiveness has been proved; and calls on ministers to make additional resources available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, so that other aspects of cancer care do not suffer as a consequence of NICE's recommendations.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Dr Ian Gibson · Labour · Primary sponsor

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