Commit to Beat Cancer in Northern Ireland
After hundreds of emails from our supporters, 48 Assembly candidates signed our Cancer Commitment, which translated into 31 Members of the Legislative Assembly committed to beating cancer. Thanks to everyone who took part. You can see who signed up on our committed candidates page. This campaign helped us establish support in Northern Ireland and keep cancer on the political agenda during the elections, which will be vital for our future campaigns.
The DUP and Sinn Fein remain the largest parties in the Assembly and Edwin Poots of the DUP has been appointed as Health Minister. We’re pleased that both parties committed to delivering the Service Framework for Cancer, a cancer plan for Northern Ireland published earlier this year.
We’d also like to see a new tobacco control strategy for Northern Ireland, an expansion of the bowel cancer screening programme, and an effort to increase the number of cancer patients in clinical trials.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be deciding on the best way to continue campaigning in Northern Ireland, but we know we’ll need your voice. So please click on the button below to sign up for campaign updates.
This commitment has five parts and covers all aspects of cancer from prevention to treatment and scientific research, details of these can be found below.
When cancer is diagnosed at an early stage treatment is more likely to be effective. We need support for early detection and effective cancer screening.
Patients have a right to rapid access to the best surgery, radiotherapy and medicines. We need cost effective new treatments to be available as soon as possible.
Half of all cancers could be prevented by changes to lifestyle. We need action on tobacco, obesity, alcohol and skin cancer.
Inequalities in cancer incidence and outcomes exist between different social groups in the UK. We need targeted campaigns and support for the higher risk groups, such as the over 75s.
To keep achieving excellent research results, our researchers need to have the right environment to work in. We need a commitment to keep supporting cancer research in the UK.
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