NATIONAL LUNG CANCER AUDIT

That this House notes the publication of the National Lung Cancer Audit 2009 which identifies wide regional variations in the active treatment of lung cancer and patients' access to specialist lung cancer nurses; is concerned by the Audit's findings that only half of lung cancer patients are currently seen by a lung cancer specialist nurse and that only a quarter of patients have a nurse specialist present to give them support when receiving their diagnosis; welcomes the publication of the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition's Lung Cancer Review, which benchmarks progress and makes recommendations for change across important aspects of lung cancer, including prevention and awareness, diagnosis and treatment, workforce capacity, data collection and research; and calls on the Government to work with the UK Lung Cancer Coalition and its members to help deliver the ambitious but achievable aim of doubling lung cancer survival in the UK.