That the Parliament recognises April 2023 as Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month; regrets that each year in the UK, around 2,300 young people aged 15 to 24 are diagnosed with cancer; acknowledges that cancer is different in young people and that they have very different needs to younger children and older adults facing this disease; recognises that teenagers and young adults need a special, tailored approach to improving cancer diagnosis, treatment, care and support; understands that one of the key focuses of the awareness month is the effects that cancer can have on a teenager or young person’s relationships, body image, fertility, and mental health; emphasises that the far-reaching impact of cancer does not end when treatment ends and that the impact of a cancer diagnosis can continue for many years, and understands that the charities taking part in the Awareness Month include Teenage Cancer Trust, Trekstock, Dragonfly Cancer Trust, Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), Cancer Research UK, Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust, Brain Tumour Research, Young Lives vs Cancer, Sarcoma UK, Little Princess Trust, Bone Cancer Research Trust, Solving Kids Cancer, Teens Unite Against Cancer, the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer, and Children with Cancer.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Emma Harper, Fiona Hyslop, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Mark Ruskell, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Tess White, Brian Whittle