Debate contribution: ‘A Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032’
Debate contribution by Mr Robin Swann on .
- MLA
- Mr Robin Swann
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 4 March 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- ‘A Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032’
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4254493
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I thank the Member. The original question from Mrs Dodds referred to the cancer strategy. One of the strategy's first aims and enablers was about raising cancer awareness across all the different cancer sectors and subspecialties in order to make sure that people are aware of not just symptoms but treatment pathways. It is also about having that wider conversation about cancer across society, including among families, so that if people have troubling, niggling symptoms that they do not feel they should go to a doctor with, their family will encourage them to do that. That was the key enabler of the cancer strategy. As I said to the Member who asked the previous question, those rapid diagnosis centres are about how we could move that forward. Specifically in regards to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, my Department will be supportive of any request that we receive to highlight what steps are being taken, how we make sure that people are aware of their symptoms and the potential identifiers, and the services and support that are available.
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