Biography
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean raised breast cancer screening during a Lords debate on 15 December 2025, specifically enquiring about screening availability for women over 70 and requesting statistics on breast cancer mortality in that age group. She suggested the possibility of offering screening to older women within the House of Lords itself. This represents a single speech-based engagement on cancer policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Given the ages in the House of Lords, might it not be possible to do some screening of women here for breast cancer? What are the statistics for death from breast cancer in women over 70? How serious is the issue in terms of the number of fatalities?…”
Record by topic
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
Related media coverage
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