Make 2nds Count

That the Parliament praises the Edinburgh-based charity, Make 2nds Count, on its work to make women and men living with stage 4/secondary breast cancer have lives that count; notes that it was founded by Lisa Fleming, who is a wife and mother who was diagnosed with primary and secondary breast cancer in May 2017; understands that Lisa had no primary diagnosis, no lump or awareness of the condition and that, since then, the disease has spread; acknowledges that, despite the challenges that she faces, Lisa is still campaigning for others; believes that around 35,000 people in the UK have secondary breast cancer, with 1,000 dying each month; understands with concern that only up to 9% of breast cancer funding is allocated to secondary cancer research; believes that this is despite a reported 30% of survivors being diagnosed with the secondary condition within 10 years of their diagnosis and 5% diagnosed with secondary cancer at the same time as their initial breast cancer diagnosis; wishes Lisa and Make 2nds Count the best of luck with their work, and call for more to be done to fund and research secondary breast cancer research.