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Proposals to encourage life-saving rare cancers research backed by Government

Plans to encourage life-saving rare cancers research and “gift families with more time with the special people that they love” have been backed by the Government. Labour MP Scott Arthur’s Rare Cancers Bill, which passed its second reading on Friday, ...

14 Mar 2025 at 13:50

UK could see more life-saving research in rare cancers under proposed law – MP

Life-saving research in rare cancers would be encouraged under a proposed law aiming to improve access to clinical trials in the UK, according to a Labour MP. Scott Arthur said his Rare Cancers Bill aims to ensure those with rare cancers are not ...

13 Mar 2025 at 22:00

MPs could ‘gift families more time’ with rare cancer patients

Lawmakers have the chance to “gift families with more time with the special people that they love”, a bereaved MP has said in a call to encourage life-saving rare cancers research. Backing the Rare Cancers Bill, Josh Fenton-Glynn paid tribute ...

14 Mar 2025 at 12:36

MP left wondering if family of four would become three after cancer diagnosis

An MP was left wondering if his family of four would become three following his breast cancer diagnosis, he told the Commons. Clive Jones, the Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham, said the hardest thing he has ever had to do is tell his two ...

14 Mar 2025 at 12:56

Plan to link rare cancer sufferers to suitable clinical trials clears Commons

An MP whose mother died of cancer days after her diagnosis has welcomed plans to link patients with clinical trials. Allison Gardner said the Rare Cancers Bill “offers an entirely reasonable set of steps for research, for reviewing and ...

11 Jul 2025 at 16:47

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‘My husband was a doctor but he took months to get symptoms checked – he died three weeks after rare cancer diagnosis’

A widow whose doctor husband took months to seek medical advice after suffering stomach pain and then died just three weeks after a rare cancer diagnosis has written a book about her grief. Thelma Ainsworth, 50, a lawyer, author and ...

28 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Draft rare cancers law offers hope to those with incurable brain tumours

A woman with incurable brain cancer said draft legislation which aims to increase the survival rates of rare cancers offers hope. Abi Feltham was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May 2024 and was told she has 15 years to live. ...

27 Feb 2026 at 00:01

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