Backing for Moray prostate cancer campaign

A PROSTATE Cancer UK initiative to help men in Moray receive the best possible care and support has been backed by MP Angus Robertson.

It comes, according to the Moray MP, as new analysis uncovered variations in the care that men with prostate cancer receive across the whole of the UK.

In a bid to help stamp out these inequalities, Prostate Cancer UK has produced a Quality Checklist to be used as a best practice guide for men and clinicians.

The checklist sets out 15 national standards for care and support that men with prostate cancer should expect and demand, from the point of their diagnosis through to the end of their life.

Mr Robertson showed his support for the checklist during a campaigning event held at Westminster, in which he met with people affected by prostate cancer from across the country.

"Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, and is set to be the most common cancer overall by 2030," he said.

"It is incredibly important that we do all we can to ensure all men with the disease get the care and support they need. I am therefore delighted to endorse Prostate Cancer UK’s Quality Checklist, and call on NHS Grampian to ensure it is adopted as soon as possible."