Extract from Westminster Hall debate on World Cancer Day - Jan 30
Thursday, 31 January 2019 08:30
Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):...The number of
cancers increases as we get older, as does the complexity of
treatment. We are discovering new drugs by design, genetics and
cell biology rather than just by accident, as many drugs in the
past were found. We have to turn that around. We talk about access
to a new drug that might be £100,000 a treatment, but how much
cheaper to try to prevent the cancer in the first place? Most
members of the public know that smoking is the No. 1...Request free trial
Dr (Central Ayrshire)
(SNP):...The number of cancers increases as we get older,
as does the complexity of treatment. We are discovering new drugs
by design, genetics and cell biology rather than just by accident,
as many drugs in the past were found. We have to turn that around.
We talk about access to a new drug that might be £100,000 a
treatment, but how much cheaper to try to prevent the cancer in the
first place? Most members of the public know that smoking is the
No. 1 cause, but smoking has been going down, particularly since
the smoking ban in the mid-2000s. In fact, lung cancer incidence in men is down by
just over 17%. That means 17% of men not getting lung
cancer, not having a big operation and not dying from it.
There is absolutely no treatment that will achieve that...
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