Emma Reynolds, Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East and Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has pledged her support to help Cancer Research UK save more lives in Wolverhampton and across the UK.Emma attended an event held by the charity in Westminster on Wednesday 8 July to speak to Cancer Research UK about how MPs can help keep cancer at the top of the new parliament’s agenda.

At the event, Emma met some of Cancer Research UK’s dedicated volunteer Campaign Ambassadors and received local cancer statistics for Wolverhampton.

Emma said “with one in two people now set to be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, the drive to beat the disease must keep pace with the progress in research. UK cancer survival rates are still lagging behind other countries and too many cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when they are harder to treat successfully.

“The work that Cancer Research UK does is vitally important in helping to detect cancer earlier and bringing innovative new treatments to patients faster. That’s why I’m supporting Cancer Research UK in their mission to beat cancer sooner. I am calling on the government to make the improvements in cancer research, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment that Cancer Research UK have argued for. Improvements in these areas will make a real difference in the fight against cancer.”

July 2015