CAMPAIGN FOR A SECOND CANCER PLAN

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That this House welcomes the Cancer Campaigning Group's call for a second NHS Cancer Plan; further welcomes the launch of their 2005 Calls for Action calling for greater investment and commitment to research, care, treatment and patient involvement; commends the Cancer Campaigning Group on bringing together 28 cancer charities to speak with one voice; notes that the current NHS Cancer Plan, introduced in 2000, needs immediate review in light of new challenges; and calls upon the Government urgently to introduce a second cross-departmental plan to tackle cancer.