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Petition · past parliament

Fund Cancer Research and table global funding with world leaders. Global killer.

Closed 258 signatures

What the petition asks

Cancer is a global killer, Get a ring-fenced UK fund of Cancer Research and table funding on the world political stage. Too many people are lost to this terrible disease. More should be done. Please support
My 8yr old is raising funds for a cancer hospice after the tragic loss of his Grandfather to cancer. He is selfless and what he said to his father is amazing.. bit.ly/oliversmission We are losing to many people to cancer - Bowie, Rickman, Guinness, Swayze, Newman, Wayne, MQueen, Hopper, Sinatra, Cushing, Landon, Cole, Thaw and thousands of ordinary people never published, but missed.

Timeline

18 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 258
Status Closed
Opened 18 Jan 2016
Closed 18 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.