Letter to the Prime Minister on Bowel Cancer

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  The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KC MP

  Prime Minister

  10 Dowing Street

  London

  SW1A 2AB

  Dear Prime Minister,

  Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, with someone diagnosed every 12

  minutes. Around one in four people with bowel cancer will be diagnosed in an emergency

  setting, often in A&E when the cancer is usually more advanced, and survival chances are

  lower.

  We want a future where this no longer happens—a future where symptoms are recognised

  early, referrals happen quickly, and screening reaches everyone it should, so bowel cancer is

  detected at the earliest possible stage. With 609,000 new bowel cancer cases projected in

  England by 2040, we pledge to work with Bowel Cancer UK, and the Government to

  prioritise reducing cancer deaths and help build a future where bowel cancer is found early,

  not in A&E.

  Together, we can ensure fewer families lose loved ones to a disease that is treatable and

  survivable if diagnosed sooner.

  Yours sincerely,

  Danny Beales MP

  Uxbridge and South

  Ruislip

  Paul Davies MP

  Colne Valley

  Helen Morgan MP

  North Shropshire

  Jim Dickson MP

  Susan Murray MP

  Shockat Adam MP

  Dartford

  Mid Dunbartonshire

  Leicester South

  Linsey Farnsworth

  Jo Platt MP

  Rt Hon Stuart Andrew

  MP

  Leigh and Atherton

  MP

  Amber Valley

  Daventry

  Adrian Ramsay MP

  Waveney Valley

  Tonia Antoniazzi MP

  Gower

  Brian Leishman MP

  Alloa and Grangemouth

  Rebecca Long-Bailey

  Jim Shannon MP

  Strangford

  Dr Scott Arthur MP

  Edinburgh South West

  MP

  Salford

  Martin Vickers MP

  Brigg and Immingham

  Bob Blackman MP

  Harrow East

  Douglas McAllister

  MP

  West Dunbartonshire