Empey backs Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign
Ulster Unionist Party Leader Sir Reg Empey today attended the launch of the Ovarian Cancer awareness month at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast organised by Julie Clarke’s Angels of Hope – a charity dedicated to raising awareness and funding of ovarian cancer.
The Ulster Unionist leader welcomed the awareness raising campaign and offered his full support to the organisation. He said:
“Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease, over 7000 women in the UK are diagnosed with each year in the UK, 5000 of whom will lose their lives. Ovarian cancer is one the fourth most common cancer in women and one of the deadliest yet it is also frequently diagnosed late giving its patients less chance of survival.
“Other countries such as Australia are leading the way in terms of the early diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological cancers with dedicated cancer centres for research into screening programmes and treatment. We can learn from their experiences and a start would be a national ovarian cancer screening programme”
“There has been some excellent work done raising awareness of breast cancer and I would like to see the same recognition given to ovarian cancer.”