Liz Leffman commits to beat cancer

12.30.23pm GMT Thu 25th Feb 2010

Liz Leffman. Prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley, has joined hundreds of candidates across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years.

Liz said: "I am delighted to pledge my support for Cancer Research UK's vital campaign. Cancer remains the public's number one fear. With a concerted effort from the next Parliament, we can give hope to the millions of people affected by cancer and their friends and family."

More than one in three people in Meon Valley will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. In the last thirty years, the UK's 10-year survival rates have doubled but cancer survival rates still lag behind the best performing countries in Europe such as Sweden, Norway and Finland. Cancer Research UK is calling on Parliamentary candidates to commit now that if they are elected, they will help make cancer outcomes for patients in the UK among the best in Europe in a decade.

Liz added "My father and my aunt both died of cancer twenty years ago, but since then huge strides have been made, and I have a sister and a close friend who have both successfully beaten the disease. But too many people are still being diagnosed too late"

The Cancer Commitment calls on MPs in the next Parliament to take action in five key areas:

Detecting cancer earlier

Providing world class treatment

Preventing more cancers

Tackling cancer inequalities

Protecting the UK's research base