Cancer Roundtable

A 2009 survey published by the British Journal of Cancer entitled ‘Public Awareness of cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults’ explains that patients with cancer in the United Kingdom tend to present with more advanced stages of disease and have poorer survival rates than many of their European counterparts.¹ The survey is part of the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) which was launched in 2008 as a partnership between the Department of Health and Cancer Research UK. Its aim is to improve cancer outcomes through strategies to improve the public’s awareness of cancer warning signs and to reduce anticipated delay and perceived barriers in seeking medical advice. It addresses several work streams to help ensure delivery of the National Cancer Reform Strategy and examines the disparities in relation to gender, age, socio-economic status (SES) and ethnicity.

As part of its ‘Cancer Roundtable Series’ (three national debates in EU member states followed by a Brussels EU summit), The Parliament Magazine will host a policy roundtable debate in Westminster focusing on elements of the UK’s initiative for awareness and early detection of cancer. It will communicate the strategy to promote earlier diagnosis of cancer to UK politicians and stakeholders, identify further areas for action and introduce the assistance that the EU can provide. The discussion will be published in The Parliament Magazine shortly following the debate and will form part the Brussels summit on sharing best practice in cancer prevention, detection and treatment in Europe. ¹Public Awareness of Cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults, British Journal of Cancer (2009) 101, Cancer Research UK

Cancer awareness and information vehicle - Pat Higgins

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