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Lung Cancer Awareness Month

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2238: tabled on 11 November 2025

Tabled in the 2024-26 session.

This motion has been signed by 23 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes Lung Cancer Awareness Month taking place from 1 November to 30 November offering a month of activities and initiatives to promote lung health and cancer awareness; highlights that anyone with lungs can get lung cancer and notes that approximately 10% to 20% of people who develop lung cancer have never smoked; further notes that treatments for lung cancer are improving all the time and many people go on to live a normal life after treatment; and urges the general public to contact their GP should there be concern about coughing, breathlessness and unexplained weight loss understanding that finding it early can make all the difference.

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.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.