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Mark Lawler: You beat cancer, you shouldn’t have to beat it a second time!

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Aug 19, 2024, 17:21

Mark Lawler: You beat cancer, you shouldn’t have to beat it a second time!

Mark Lawler shared a post on X by Cancer Focus Northern Ireland adding:

“This is not about compassion, this is about evidence and using it to stop discrimination against cancer survivors. The Right To Be Forgotten must be law so a previous diagnosis of cancer is not hanging over your head. You beat cancer, you shouldn’t have to beat it a second time!”

Quoting Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s post below:

“‘When a cancer professional states that you are cured, then what authority do financial institutions have to say that you are not?’

Join us in calling for ‘The Right To Be Forgotten‘ to end long-term financial discrimination against cancer survivors.”

Teal background with photo of Professor Vice Mark Lawler, Vice Chair of Cancer Focus NI. His quote says: "Those living beyond their disease should not be penalized for a previous cancer diagnosis. Otherwise, adapting to life after cancer is significantly compromised."

Source: Mark Lawler/X and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland/X

Dr. Mark Lawler is the Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics and the Associate Director of Postgraduate Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology. He is also a Visiting Professor in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Chieti Pescara, Italy. His specialties include genetics, molecular medicine, cancer biology, drug discovery, graduate education, bioethics, science policy, art therapy, and public perception of science.