Lymphoedema
EDM number 107 in 2004-05, proposed by Andrew Lansley on 23/11/2004.
That this House notes that there are at least 100,000 men, women and children currently known to healthcare professionals who suffer from lymphoedema in this country, with the Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN) receiving over 2,000 referrals for information and support each year and requests for 60,000 LSN fact sheets from lymphoedema clinics and hospitals in this country this year; and congratulates the LSN on its patient-led initiative to raise awareness of this debilitating condition within primary care trusts, gaining endorsements from influential organisations including The Royal College of General Practitioners, The Royal College of Physicians, The Royal College of Nursing, Macmillan Cancer Relief, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Long-Term Medical Conditions Alliance, which highlights the extent of the primary and secondary lymphoedema population, the benefit of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment for both cancer and non-cancer related lymphoedema patients, the cost-effectiveness of professional management and related cost savings.
This motion has been signed by a total of 119 MPs.
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