VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND THE CANCER REFORM STRATEGY

That this House commends the work of the Cancer Campaigning Group (CCG) and its White Paper `Getting it right for people with cancer'; acknowledges that the CCG's Campaign for a Second Cancer Plan has set a new benchmark for third sector unity and achievement; hopes that the White Paper will inform the current development of the Cancer Reform Strategy, particularly to improve progress for rare and poor survival cancers and to reduce inequalities; notes that considerable improvements in outcomes for people with cancer could be achieved with more efficient targeting and distribution of resources, using the tools available within the reformed NHS; and calls for sustained increases in investment in prevention, research and care and treatment, to improve the lives of all people with cancer.