Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01090
That the Parliament acknowledges Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs throughout October; understands that on 22 October, people will Wear it Pink to raise money for lifesaving research and life-changing care; understands that Wear It Pink Day is Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraising event; notes that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual campaign that involves thousands of organisations, aiming to shine a light on the importance of breast cancer awareness, education and research; understands that since March 2020, the doors to hundreds of community support events have had to close and researchers have been kept out of labs due to COVID-19; acknowledges that during this difficult period, people have been diagnosed with the disease at a time when everything from treatment to screenings have been disrupted by the pandemic; understands that, if found early enough, breast cancer is treatable; acknowledges that people are five times more likely to survive breast cancer if it is caught in its earliest stage, and congratulates all those raising funds across Scotland for breast cancer during the month of October.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Natalie Don, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane (Registered interest)
, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Gillian Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Douglas Ross, Colin Smyth (Registered interest)
, Alexander Stewart, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle, Beatrice Wishart