The Champion ● Wednesday 14 February 2018
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MP supports call for improved care for blood cancer patients Report by Henry James
WEST Lancs MP Rosie Cooper is supporting calls to improve blood cancer care for patients in the borough after attending tthe inaugural report launch of the AllParty Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer. The report makes a number of recommendations including that GPs should immediately request a blood test for anyone presenting with one or more symptoms of blood cancer. Blood cancer symptoms can be Rosie Cooper is calling for better care for blood vague, with patients often reporting cancer patients general fatigue, night sweats, weight loss, or bruising, all of which can be mistaken for cancer patients in West Lancashire and take immeother, less serious conditions such as being run diate steps to improve their care.” down or flu. The report, The ‘Hidden’ Cancer – The need to Because of this, they often have to visit their GP improve blood cancer care, concludes that the Govsignificantly more times than other cancer patients ernment’s 2015 Cancer Strategy is not doing before being referred to hospital for diagnosis. enough to support blood cancer patients and that Rosie Cooper said: “Blood cancer is the fifth most patients feel let down. common cancer in the UK and someone is diaIt also recommends: gnosed every 14 minutes. Despite this, general l NHS England should ensure psychological and awareness among the public, health professionals, emotional support is available to patients and famand policymakers is very low and we must work ilies from the point of diagnosis and throughout together to change this across the country and in treatment. This is particularly important for West Lancashire. patients put on Watch and Wait treatment pro“Unlike solid cancer tumours, blood cancer can- grammes, and not given treatment straight away. not be surgically cut out, and consequently blood l All blood cancer patients to be assigned to a clincancer patients have a very different experience to ical nurse specialist (1 in 10 patients do not have a other people with cancer. Currently they are not CNS). receiving the treatment and support they deserve l Better joined-up working between primary and and I am calling on the Government and NHS Eng- secondary health services, and between oncology land to urgently address the specific needs of blood and haematology teams.
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