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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) aims to keep cancer on the political agenda. It monitors the implementation of government initiatives and provides briefings to parliamentarians. It also ensures policy-making is evidence-based and patient-centred.

About the APPGC

The APPGC was founded in 1998 to keep cancer at the top of the political agenda and to ensure that policy-making remains firmly patient-centred.

The group brings together MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum to debate key issues and campaign together to improve cancer care and services. It also provides a space for parliamentarians, charities, clinicians, researchers and people affected by cancer to help shape and influence cancer policy. 

Macmillan has provided the Secretariat for a number of years, managing the APPG mailbox, handling queries, and supporting the Chair’s office with meetings and correspondence.

The APPGC holds regular meetings and campaigns on a number of vital issues including:

  • Patient experience
  • Access to Treatment and Care
  • Inequalities and variation in cancer care

The group works to ensure that cancer care is transformed to create an integrated, patient-centred system, improving the consistency and reliability of care for people at every stage of their cancer journey.

Find out more about the APPGC

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Officers and Members
The APPGC Officers and Members, led by the Chair, meet regularly throughout the year. They make decisions on activity and policy direction for the Group, as well as championing cancer care in Parliament.
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Publications
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) plays an active role, in and outside of Parliament, raising issues and lobbying on areas that affect cancer policy. You can find out more about this in the APPGC reports and publications.
Meetings and events
The APPGC holds regular meetings to discuss priorities and to hear from expert speakers. 
We have a record of past APPGC meetings and events.
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Income
The APPGC receives all of its income from ticket sales, sponsorship and exhibitors at the previously annual Britain Against Cancer conference. Read the APPGC's income and expenditure statements.

The Secretariat

The Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer is provided by Macmillan Cancer Support and supported by a stakeholder group of organisations. If you have any questions or queries, please contact the Secretariat on APPGC@macmillan.org.uk.

About our information

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