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Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

  • Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16715

That the Parliament recognises that March 2025 is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; understands that around 600 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in Scotland; believes with regret that survival rates in Scotland are among the worst in Europe; calls on the Scottish Government to support an ovarian cancer symptoms awareness campaign, alongside providing updated information at cervical screening appointments to make clear that these do not test or screen for ovarian cancer or other gynaecological cancers; understands that surgery is the treatment that offers the best long-term prognosis; acknowledges that a survey carried out by Target Ovarian Cancer found that 44% of women surveyed said that they experienced a delay with accessing surgery and 18% said that they paid privately for some part of their diagnosis or treatment; encourages MSPs to attend a Target Ovarian Cancer parliamentary reception on 13 March 2025 in committee room 1, and looks forward to an update from the Scottish Government in response to requests for an urgent review of surgery provision nationally.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Craig Hoy, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Liam McArthur, Marie McNair, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle, Beatrice Wishart