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Motion · S6M-05553 · 27 Jul 2022

Fight Bladder Cancer

Lodged by Stuart McMillan (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 26 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament applauds the work of Laura MacKenzie, who is from Wemyss Bay, on raising awareness of bladder cancer; appreciates that Laura is an ambassador for the charity, Fight Bladder Cancer, which has four main objectives of supporting and providing information to people diagnosed with bladder cancer, their families, friends and carers, promoting and advocating for effective policies for the prevention, care, treatment and support for people affected by bladder cancer, raising awareness of the causes, symptoms, treatments and aftercare for bladder cancer, and supporting research into the illness, including for a cure; understands that women are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage of bladder cancer, compared with men, leading to worse outcomes; further understands that the most recent Public Health Scotland data shows five-year survival rates for bladder cancer of 52% for men and 37% for women; recognises what it sees as the need to improve referral policies to allow for earlier diagnosis; calls on the Scottish Government to consider bladder cancer when developing the new cancer strategy for Scotland, and thanks Laura for being such a vocal advocate for Fight Bladder Cancer.

Supporters (26)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.