Provide funding to reduce waiting times for cancer patients to start treatment

I want the Government to put funding in place to increase resources so that all patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, including those who have been told the cancer has spread, can start treatment more quickly.

This petition closed on 30 May 2024 with 40 signatures


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I am concerned about the long waits cancer patients can experience to access treatment. I do not want this to be the case for cancer patients any more.


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