Bone Cancer

EDM number 1831 in 2007-08, proposed by Ian Gibson on 18/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Medicine.

That this House supports Bone Cancer Awareness Week from 21st to 28th June 2008, co-ordinated by the Bone Cancer Research Trust which promote research into the causes and treatment of primary bone cancer; notes that primary bone cancers take longer to diagnose than any other type of cancer in young people; recognises the vital and urgent importance of raising the level of awareness of the symptoms of primary bone cancer amongst medical professionals, in particular GPs, and the general public; and congratulates the Bone Cancer Research Trust which is working to raise awareness of primary bone cancer which affects over 400 children and young people every year in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 83 MPs.