Vale MP Alun Cairns is backing an appeal from Cancer Research UK to save the lives of more cancer patients, as news comes that one in two people will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives.
The new figure was announced on World Cancer Day to highlight the urgent need to bolster public health and cancer services so they can cope with a growing and ageing population and the looming demands for better diagnostics, treatments, and earlier diagnosis.
Mr Cairns attended a parliamentary event held by Cancer Research UK to mark World Cancer Day and encourage MPs to support their Cross Cancer Out campaign.
Currently, UK cancer survival rates are still lagging behind the best in Europe and too many cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when they are harder to treat successfully.
Mr Cairns said: “We cannot underestimate the devastating impact that cancer will have on people in the Vale of Glamorgan now and in the future. The good news is that Cancer Research UK is making huge advances in the battle against the disease.