Petition · past parliament

Abolish the Cancer Act, 1939 and allow alternative methods of treating cancer

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The Cancer Act, 1939 was implemented to restrict the advertisement, treatment, prescription of remedy or give any advice on the treatment of cancer.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/13

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

27 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jan 2016

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