Reduce the age of Breast Screening to 25-30
- Final Signatures: 28,935
I was diagnosed with breast cancer age 36, at 37 I was told it was terminal. I have a 8 year old daughter who has already lost her dad to heart disease. Because of my age, I never dreamt I'd have breast cancer
Cancer does not discriminate!
Help our kids get diagnosed quicker to prevent early death
Make anti-GD2 treatment available on the NHS
- Final Signatures: 30,387
Neuroblastoma is an aggressive cancer which mainly affects children under the age of 5.
Anti GD2 therapy is standard in the US but is not available on the NHS. Around 60% of patients relapse with current NHS treatment options compared to 10% of patients after anti GD2 treatment.
The Government responsed to this petition on 7th June 2018 (View Full Response)Scrap car parking charges at NHS Hospitals in England
- Final Signatures: 29,771
Hospital car parking charges affect the vulnerable, visitors of ill relatives and hardworking NHS staff. The fees are a major cause of social injustice.
Join the campaign to get this stealth tax scrapped, once and for all.
Skin cancer rates continue to soar in the UK, melanoma kills 6 people every day. Sunbed users have an increased risk of developing skin cancer.
The Government responsed to this petition on 13th November 2018 (View Full Response)At the moment Coroners in the UK do not have to keep records of suicides by Veterans even though several Coroners back the calls for such data to be kept in a readily accessible format therefore we don't know if the rates given within studies are higher or lower than civialian suicides.
The Government responsed to this petition on 30th October 2018 (View Full Response)Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lung tissue becomes thickened, stiff & scarred over a period of time. The lungs lose their ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. As a result, the brain and other organs don’t get the oxygen they need.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th October 2018 (View Full Response)We want the best radiotherapy treatment for cancer as close to home as possible. 1 in 2 of us will at some point develop cancer, meaning 1 in 4 of us need radiotherapy at some point in our lifetime. More investment is critical; despite the need, radiotherapy only receives 5% of the UK cancer budget.
The Government responsed to this petition on 25th February 2019 (View Full Response)Currently Pembrolizumab (immunotherapy) is only an option for 24 months if you have lung cancer. If you have Melanoma it is given until it either stops working or the side effects become too much, no time limit.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th February 2019 (View Full Response)Free Parking for all NHS Staff at Hospitals in England
- Final Signatures: 25,857
At hospitals in England, NHS staff have to pay for their parking. To be charged to spend your day dedicated to helping others is unjust.
Staff can get permits to reduce the parking prices but they are only valid in the staff car park where there are not enough spaces for all of the staff to park.
The Government responsed to this petition on 13th November 2018 (View Full Response)In 2001 the government decided to link car tax (VED) to CO2 emissions. In 2002 company car tax also became emissions-based. People were encouraged by such incentives to buy diesel cars, yet owners of even relatively new diesels now face draconian extra taxes, parking surcharges, even effective bans.
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th March 2019 (View Full Response)