Cancer
This Cross-party group's purpose:
To act as a channel of communications between the Scottish Parliament and people and organisations working in cancer research, treatment, care and prevention.
To identify areas where inequalities exist in the provision of cancer care and campaign for their improvement.
To provide opportunities for MSPs to learn about the latest Scottish and international cancer research and to learn about cancer care needs and services, including the views of both patients and carers.
Next meeting
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The next meeting of the Cross-Party Group on Cancer will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 23rd April (18:00-19:30).
At the meeting on the 23rd April, we will have a presentation from Alcohol Focus Scotland on the link between alcohol and cancer, which will discuss effective policies to reduce alcohol-related cancers. We will also hear from Cancer Research UK on the road to a smokefree future, focussing on the Tobacco & Vapes Bill which will introduce age of sale of tobacco legislation.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Michael Heggie.
Address:
Email: [email protected]
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Jackie Baillie
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Dumbarton (Constituency)
Miles Briggs
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Finlay Carson
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)
Foysol Choudhury
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Sharon Dowey
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Emma Harper
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Stephen Kerr
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Sue Webber
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Non MSP Individuals
Colette Backwell
Julie Croft
Ryan Devlin
Jeannie Erskine
Emma Jane Farren
Heather Goodare
Rosa MacPherson
Tom Martin
Christine Mitchell
Lynda Murray
Jane O'Neill
Marjan Pokhylyy
Liz Porterfield
Penny Richardson
Kim Rowan
Ewan Shannon
Lesley Shannon
Lesley Stephen
Alison Tait
Jo Williamson
Helen Fleming
Jill Rennie
Organisations
Cancer Research UK - secretary
AbbVie
Aberdeen Myeloma Support Group
ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) Scotland
Action Kidney Cancer
Alcohol Focus Scotland
Amgen
AMLo Biosciences’
Anthony Nolan
AOP Orphan
AstraZeneca
Atos UK
Beatson Cancer Charity
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Bladder Cancer Scotland
Blood Cancer UK
BMA Scotland
Bowel Cancer UK
Brain Tumour Action
Brain Tumour Research
Breast Cancer Now
British Dental Association
British Dietetics Association
British Liver Trust
Cancer Card
Cancer Support Scotland
Cancer Support UK
CANDU (Dundee Cancer Support Network)
Circle of Comfort
Clan Cancer Support
CLL Support
Cruse Scotland Bereavement
Edinburgh and Lothians Prostate Cancer Support Group
Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre
Edinburgh Napier University
Ettrickburn Ltd
Exact Sciences
Fight Bladder Cancer UK
Funding Neuro
Gilead
GlaxoSmithKline
Glow Gold
Greg Stevenson Consulting Limited’
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Healthcare Public Affairs
ICUsteps
Ipsen
Janssen
Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust
Kyowa Kirin
Law Society of Scotland
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce
Leukaemia Care
Lilly UK
Macmillan Cancer Support
Maggie's Centres
Make 2nds Count
Marie Curie
Melanoma Action and Support Scotland (MASScot)
Mental Health Foundation
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Midlothian Cancer Peer Support Group’
Myeloma UK
Newsdirect
NHS Fife
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lothian
NHS Tayside
Novartis
Obesity Action Scotland
Ochre
Opened Door Ltd
Pancreatic Cancer Action
Pancreatic Cancer UK
Prostate Cancer UK
Prostate Scotland
Public Health Scotland
REAL Digital International Limited
Roche
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Royal College of Radiologists
Scottish Adult Neuro-oncology Network (SANON)
Scottish Cancer Foundation
Scottish Cancer Network
Scottish Clinical Trials Research Unit
Scottish Government
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)
Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group
SERB Pharmaceuticals
South East Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN)
Target Ovarian Cancer
Teenage Cancer Trust
Terence Higgins Trust
The Brain Tumour Charity
TRACTion Cancer Support
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
West of Scotland Cancer Network (WoSCAN)
Womb Cancer Support UK
Worldwide Cancer Research
Young Lives vs Cancer