World Cancer Day 2022
- Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-02749
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 01 February 2022
That the Parliament recognises that 4 February 2022 is World Cancer Day, a day that unites people, communities and entire countries to raise awareness and take action on cancer; recognises that the theme of World Cancer Day 2022 is “Close the Care Gap”, which is about understanding and recognising inequities in cancer care around the globe; understands that one in two people will get cancer in their lifetime, but that great progress in research has seen survival rates double in the last 40 years; congratulates Cancer Research UK on the 20th anniversary of its formation, following the merger of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Research Campaign; expresses admiration for the way that it considers this institution has dramatically changed outcomes for people with cancer, through what it sees as the pioneering of more effective and kinder treatments, improving diagnostic methods, providing world-class information and campaigning for change, some of which takes place in Scotland; wishes Cancer Research UK well with its future work, and notes that MSPs can show their support for World Cancer Day through the wearing of a Cancer Research UK Unity Band.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Pam Gosal, Ross Greer, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Gillian Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Michael Marra, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Carol Mochan, Edward Mountain, Paul O'Kane, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, David Torrance, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White