Paul Goggins Calls For Vascular Disease Awareness - 02/05/2012 |
 Wythenshawe and Sale East MP, Paul Goggins, has attended the launch event of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular Disease, and called for men over-65 to ensure they’re screened for the disease.
Vascular Disease is as common as cancer or heart disease affecting 4 million people in the UK, and accounts for 200,000 preventable deaths every year. However awareness of the disease is still relatively low. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAAs) are the third biggest killer of men aged over 65 and Peripheral Arterial Disease is the most common cause of lower limb amputation in UK.
The NHS AAA screening programme, will start in October with screening available across the whole of England by the end of March 2013. Men aged over 65 who have missed out on screening, or anyone who is worried that they have an aneurysm should speak to their GP, or refer themselves to the screening programme.
At the meeting Mr Goggins discussed the topic with Dr Ray Ashleigh, a Consultant interventional radiologist from Wythenshawe Hospital, and signed Early Day Motion 2875 celebrating Vascular Awareness Week 2012.
Paul Goggins MP said: “It is vital that men over 65 who have missed out on screening – or anyone worried they have an aneurysm – speak to their GP, or refer themselves to the screening programme.”
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