Overview
- Twenty-two women stood in silence in Westminster on Wednesday to mirror the 22 daily UK diagnoses of lobular breast cancer.
- Linked actions included silent vigils at Downing Street, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
- Campaigners asked ministers, including Wes Streeting, to commit £20m over five years, which they say equals about £238 per patient over the next decade.
- They say there is still no dedicated government funding despite public backing from more than 460 MPs.
- The disease affects about 8,000 women in the UK each year, or roughly one in seven breast cancer cases.