8. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Bowel cancer

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:26 pm on 16 May 2018.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 5:26, 16 May 2018

We will show our support on 14 July in that walk to raise money for Velindre in your name, Steffan.

But, you know, we cannot tackle the issues that we are addressing today at a walking pace; we have to tackle bowel cancer head-on. Our message to Government—I think we've made it clear: bring down the screening age, give more people the opportunity for early diagnosis, really address with new vigour the challenges in endoscopy, in colonoscopy and pathology, all those parts of the diagnostic system that need strengthening, and always prove to us that you are keeping the sensitivity of the new FIT test under review when that is brought in next year.

Bowel cancer, I think, has had the upper hand for far too long; it's time we fought back.