DAME Deborah James’ dad has backed calls for Wes Streeting to end cancer diagnosis and treatment delays, warning “there is no time to lose”.
Alistair James issued a plea for the Health Secretary to overhaul NHS care with the upcoming cancer strategy.
Deborah JamesAlistair pictured with daughter Deborah at her wedding in 2008[/caption] instagram/bowelbabeThis week will mark three years since Dame Debs died[/caption] PAAlistair and Heather, Deborah’s mother, meeting King Charles[/caption]He has signed an open letter led by Cancer Research UK that calls for faster diagnosis, waiting time targets to be met, smoking reduction and more equal access to treatment.
Sun columnist Dame Debs died in 2022 after a years-long battle with bowel cancer.
Her Bowelbabe charity fund has since raised £17million for research and a laboratory at the prestigious Francis Crick Institute was recently named after the mum-of-two.
Dad Alistair said: “Three years ago this week, Deborah died at the age of 40 from bowel cancer.
“I am so proud that her legacy continues through the fantastic Bowelbabe Fund.
“Too many people are waiting too long to be diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer.
“And the percentage of cancers being diagnosed at an early stage, when there is a greater chance of survival, has hardly changed for almost a decade.
“We have an opportunity to shape the next decade of the government’s plans for cancer and you can help make a difference by signing Cancer Research UK’s open letter to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting.”
Dan Williams - Commissioned by The SunDeborah campaigned for better cancer awareness, urging readers to “check your poo”[/caption]The letter to Mr Streeting has already been signed by 5,500 people.
It said: “Nearly 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetimes, and across England, cancer cases are increasing, patients face unacceptable waits and unequal access to treatment.
“In 2024 alone, 74,000 people in England were not treated on time for cancer.
“People with cancer deserve better. They need better.
“There is no time to waste.”
Sign the letter online at www.bowelbabe.org.
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