BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS

Early day motion 671, tabled 24 February 2004 by Julian Lewis (Conservative). Signed by 93 members.

That his House notes with concern the gradual rise in the number of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer recorded annually by the National Statistician; welcomes the production by the NHS of 1.5 million copies of the leaflet entitled, 'Be Breast Aware', in 2002-03; acknowledges the research undertaken by the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food Consumer Products into organochlorine pesticides and environmental radiation as possible cases of breast cancer; and endorses the call by members of the Women's Environmental Network for a national strategy to reduce instances of breast cancer by promoting systematic research projects and public information campaigns.

Signatures by party: Conservative 36, Labour 30, Liberal Democrat 15, Labour/Co-operative 4, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 2, Independent Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1.