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I have pledged to support the swift implementation of a Prostate Cancer UK initiative in Scotland to help men with prostate cancer receive the best possible care and support, regardless of where they live. 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. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in


I met with mem- bers from the IF cam-


paign. There has been real progress in recent years in ad- dressing global poverty, fighting diseases such as HIV, malaria and TB


and in helping more children in the de- veloping world to go to school and ac- cess basic healthcare.


The UK has a real opportunity to pur- sue this further as President of the G8 in 2013 and I know that the IF campaign has called for the Government to do precisely this.


men in the UK, and is set to be the most common cancer overall by 2030. 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. It is vital that every man with prostate cancer has access to the world class information, care and support he needs and deserves if we are to help men have a better quality of life in the future. The charity is working closely with men and their


families, healthcare providers, politicians and health professionals to ensure that the checklist is adopted and implemented throughout the UK.


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