Mark Garnier MP joined forces with Lindsey Granger a dedicated cancer campaigner from Stourport-on-Severn as part of Cancer Research’s Parliament Day
Mark met with Lindsey to find out how he could help to achieve Cancer Research UK’s ambition that within 20 years three in four of all cancer patients diagnosed will survive at least 10 years.
Two in four people diagnosed with cancer today in the UK will survive their disease for at least ten years, compared to just one in four in the early 1970s. In the West Midlands, this means that around 14,000* people each year can now expect to survive the disease for at least ten years. But despite the successes, Cancer Research UK believes much more can be done to help more people in the West Midlands and across the UK beat cancer sooner.
Lindsey was one of over 100 Cancer Research UK Ambassadors who came to Westminster in early July to meet their MPs and highlight the importance of parliamentary support to accelerate progress in the fight against cancer.
Lindsey, aged 57 and a Client Manager, said: “I’m really excited to have taken part in Cancer Research UK’s day of action, because I know that this is a great way to help make a difference. I feel passionate about supporting Cancer Research UK’s work. So many people are diagnosed with cancer and it’s vital that we do all we can to help save more lives.”
“It was fantastic to meet my MP Mark Garnier and discuss my reasons for becoming a Cancer Research UK Campaigns Ambassador and why access to treatments matters to me personally. Cancer Research UK is making huge progress but we need the help and support of MPs to help more cancer patients survive.”
Mark Garnier MP said “It was a pleasure to meet with Lindsey and listen to what she had to say. Following the meeting I have written to the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, to ask him to consider backing measures to improve access to radiotherapy.
“Cancer Research UK’s pioneering work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer is helping to save millions of lives. It’s vital that we continue to support their work and do everything we can to help beat cancer sooner.”