BEATING BOWEL CANCER'S 2012 CHALLENGE

EDM number 720 in 2006-07, proposed by Howard Stoate on 23/01/2007.

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, resulting in the deaths of around 45 people every day; further notes that 90 per cent. of people diagnosed could be saved by early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer; welcomes the publication of Beating Bowel Cancer's `Bowel Cancer 2012 Challenge', which launches the 2007 Loud Tie Campaign; supports the charity's calls to improve public awareness, extend the rollout and uptake of the bowel cancer screening programme, ensure that clinically effective treatments are available at the right time and in the right setting for all patients, and recognise the value of prolonged quality of life these can have for bowel cancer patients and their families; and urges the Government to implement the `Bowel Cancer 2012 Challenge' as part of the forthcoming Cancer Reform Strategy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 117 MPs.