Myeloma Awareness Week 2022
- Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2022
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-05037
That the Parliament welcomes Myeloma Awareness Week, which takes place from 20 to 26 June 2022, and recognises that myeloma is a less common, incurable blood cancer that affects approximately 2,000 people in Scotland; expresses concern at reports that one in four myeloma patients wait over 10 months for a correct diagnosis; notes that evidence from Myeloma UK shows that a delay in diagnosis can have a significant impact on quality of life; encourages people experiencing the most common symptoms of myeloma, which include fatigue, back pain, recurring infections, or broken bones, to visit their GP, and calls upon all members across the Scottish Parliament to do all that they can to help raise awareness of myeloma.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Douglas Ross, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle