Motion text
That this House notes that February is Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month and February 12th is World Cholangiocarcinoma day; commends AMMF the cholangiocarcinoma charity for their outstanding work supporting people impacted by bile duct cancer and providing information, educational resources and advocating for people impacted by this aggressive cancer; recognises the importance of their GP Awareness Campaign; credits their collaborative work with health care professionals, surgeons, oncologists at hospitals and universities UK wide and internationally; further notes the symptoms and signs of these bile duct cancers are something everyone should be aware of such as abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite and jaundice and encourages people who have any concerns to make a face-to-face appointment with their GP to be checked out as a matter of urgency; highlights that cholangiocarcinoma, while still a rare cancer, is on the increase and is aggressive thus highlights that to improve patient outcome it is essential to find ways to achieve earlier diagnosis and effective treatments for this disease; and calls on the Government to support the campaign to increase awareness and encourage people to flag symptoms to their GPs to help catch up with cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Signatures (13)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2022
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
10 February 2022
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
10 February 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 February 2022
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
24 February 2022
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 February 2022
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.