English: Diolch to the Business Committee for the urgency, enabling this debate to take place following last week's Petitions Committee meeting. I know that Tassia is here today, and I'd like to thank her and congratulate her on her efforts to raise awareness of metastatic breast cancer. Tassia, I can't begin to imagine how difficult this campaign has been for you. You're an inspiration to us all, and your voice will speak for the 35,000 people living with metastatic breast cancer across the UK. End-of-life cancer care cannot be based on assumptions. People in Wales are dying now. It isn't possible to plan care or create pathways without solid, reliable data. If we are to support people living in Wales with metastatic breast cancer, we need to know exactly how many people are being treated. Many of us have stood in this Chamber on more than one occasion calling to combat the inequalities that exist within women's health. It's a fact that the leading cause of death in women aged between 35 and 64 in the UK is metastatic breast cancer. Access to a clinical nurse specialist is the main point of consistent contact between different health professionals. For people suffering with metastatic breast cancer, this must be seriously considered. Tassia has shared an open letter, which has been supported by 277 metastatic breast cancer patients, stating that the care needed isn't received. An extract from the letter reads: 'Can you comprehend what it is like to navigate your final months/years between disability, pain and death? And in my case be too sick to pursue a career and have a family, but is not sick enough to die, just yet?' The truth is, unless we find ourselves in that position, we cannot begin to comprehend what it is like, but what we can do is help raise awareness. Last week, I attended the funeral of a dear friend, Marion Abbott, who sadly passed with metastatic breast cancer. Today and tomorrow, the team at Canolfan Pentre are holding a 'wear it pink' cake sale to raise money and awareness of metastatic breast cancer in the memory of Marion, and to support those who are campaigning, like Tassia. We owe it to them to continue raising awareness, to urgently work towards better data collection, and to seriously consider increasing the number of secondary breast cancer clinical care specialists, who prove invaluable to improve the care and quality of life of people with metastatic breast cancer in Wales. Diolch.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Pwyllgor Busnes am y brys, gan alluogi'r ddadl hon i ddigwydd yn dilyn cyfarfod y Pwyllgor Deisebau yr wythnos diwethaf. Gwn fod Tassia yma heddiw, a hoffwn ddiolch iddi a'i llongyfarch ar ei hymdrechion i godi ymwybyddiaeth o ganser metastatig y fron. Tassia, ni allaf ddechrau dychmygu pa mor anodd y mae'r ymgyrch hon wedi bod i chi. Rydych chi'n ysbrydoliaeth i ni i gyd, a bydd eich llais yn siarad dros y 35,000 o bobl sy'n byw gyda chanser metastatig y fron ar draws y DU. Ni all gofal canser diwedd oes fod yn seiliedig ar ragdybiaethau. Mae pobl yng Nghymru yn marw nawr. Nid yw'n bosibl cynllunio gofal na chreu llwybrau heb ddata cadarn, dibynadwy. Os ydym am gefnogi pobl sy'n byw gyda chanser metastatig y fron yng Nghymru, mae angen inni wybod faint yn union o bobl sy'n cael eu trin. Mae llawer ohonom wedi sefyll yn y Siambr hon ar fwy nag un achlysur yn galw am fynd i'r afael â'r anghydraddoldebau sy'n bodoli ym maes iechyd menywod. Mae'n ffaith mai prif achos marwolaeth ymhlith menywod rhwng 35 a 64 oed yn y DU yw canser metastatig y fron. Mynediad at arbenigwr nyrsio clinigol yw'r prif bwynt cyswllt cyson rhwng gwahanol weithwyr iechyd proffesiynol. I bobl sy'n dioddef gyda chanser metastatig y fron, mae'n rhaid ystyried hyn o ddifrif. Mae Tassia wedi rhannu llythyr agored a gefnogir gan 277 o gleifion canser metastatig y fron sy'n dweud nad yw pobl yn cael y gofal sydd ei angen. Mae dyfyniad o'r llythyr yn dweud: 'A allwch chi amgyffred sut beth yw llywio'ch misoedd/blynyddoedd olaf drwy anabledd, poen a marwolaeth? Ac yn fy achos i i fod yn rhy sâl i ddilyn gyrfa a chael teulu, ond heb fod yn ddigon sâl i farw, ddim eto?' Oni bai ein bod ni ein hunain yn y sefyllfa honno, y gwir amdani yw na allwn ddechrau deall sut beth ydyw, ond yr hyn y gallwn ei wneud yw helpu i godi ymwybyddiaeth. Yr wythnos diwethaf, mynychais angladd ffrind annwyl, Marion Abbott, a fu farw gyda chanser metastatig y fron. Heddiw ac yfory, mae tîm Canolfan Pentre yn cynnal arwerthiant gacennau 'gwisgwch binc' i godi arian ac ymwybyddiaeth o ganser metastatig y fron er cof am Marion, ac i gefnogi'r rhai sy'n ymgyrchu, fel Tassia. Ein cyfrifoldeb iddynt hwy yw parhau i godi ymwybyddiaeth, i weithio ar frys tuag at gasglu data gwell, ac i roi ystyriaeth ddifrifol i gynyddu nifer yr arbenigwyr gofal clinigol canser eilaidd y fron, sy'n amhrisiadwy i wella gofal ac ansawdd bywyd pobl sy'n dioddef o ganser metastatig y fron yng Nghymru. Diolch.