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Stand with Yorkshire
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. But right now, we have a unique opportunity to change this.
The Government is working on a National Cancer Plan. It will define how the country tackles cancer for years to come.
Let’s unite and send a message from Yorkshire that can't be ignored.
We're urging the Government to invest now for a cancer-free future - in Yorkshire and beyond.
To do it, we’ll deliver hundreds of white roses to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, with the name of everyone who’s sent one.
Take action now and send a white rose to London.
Dear Wes Streeting,
I want you to invest now for a cancer-free future - in Yorkshire and beyond.
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. You can change this.
The calls are achievable and will save lives.
I want the National Cancer Plan to:
- Prevent more cancers and tackle smoking by automatically offering more people support to stop smoking through the NHS. Smoking is the biggest cause of cancer deaths in the country and is Yorkshire's biggest cancer killer.
- Diagnose cancer sooner by giving people access to innovative cancer screening programmes that are properly funded. Too many people in Yorkshire are diagnosed at a late stage when cancer is often harder to treat and survival less likely.
- Improve cancer survival by making research-backed exercise treatment available to everyone after being diagnosed. Global evidence shows that cancer exercise treatment reduces the risk of death and reduces the risk of cancer returning.
- Give Yorkshire its fair share of cancer funding to help save more lives. Where you live should not determine whether you can take part in pioneering research and benefit from the latest treatments.
By sending you a white rose, I am asking for change and a future where more people in Yorkshire - and beyond - live longer healthier lives, free from cancer.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
What we're calling for
Our calls are achievable and will save lives in Yorkshire.
Every white rose sent to London represents a call for change and a future where more people in Yorkshire- and beyond - live longer healthier lives free from cancer.
Download the White Rose report to learn more about what we know needs to be done about cancer in Yorkshire.
