English: I call for a Welsh Government statement on ovarian cancer awareness in Wales. Last Wednesday, I hosted, opened and chaired the online Wales ovarian cancer awareness meeting, organised by Target Ovarian Cancer and the National Federation of Women's Institutes Wales, which discussed the subtle signs of ovarian cancer and the need for a public awareness campaign in Wales. We heard that over 300 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year in Wales, that the earlier ovarian cancer is diagnosed, the easier it is to treat, and that, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, only 37 per cent of women with ovarian cancer in Wales were diagnosed at an early stage. We also heard that 'it's vital that women are aware of the symptoms if ovarian cancer is to be diagnosed early.' In Wales, only 15 per cent of women would make an urgent GP appointment if they were to experience the symptom of persistent bloating, and this needs to change. We, therefore, need to hear from the Welsh Government what steps are being taken by the Welsh Government to improve recognition of symptoms of ovarian cancer among general practitioners, and increase the number of referrals; what steps the Welsh Government are taking to encourage women who have symptoms of ovarian cancer to contact their GP following the easing of coronavirus restrictions; whether the Minister has considered the need for an ovarian cancer national symptom awareness campaign in Wales; and, without a viable screening process to detect ovarian cancer, what steps are being taken by the Welsh Government to address the lack of symptom awareness in Wales. I call for a statement accordingly.
Welsh: Rwy'n galw am ddatganiad gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar ymwybyddiaeth o ganser yr ofari yng Nghymru. Ddydd Mercher diwethaf, gwnes i gynnal, agor a chadeirio cyfarfod ymwybyddiaeth canser yr ofari Cymru ar-lein, a gafodd ei drefnu gan Target Ovarian Cancer a Ffederasiwn Cenedlaethol Sefydliadau y Merched Cymru, a oedd yn trafod arwyddion tawel canser yr ofari a'r angen am ymgyrch ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd yng Nghymru. Gwnaethom ni glywed bod dros 300 o fenywod yn cael diagnosis o ganser yr ofari bob blwyddyn yng Nghymru, po gynted y caiff canser yr ofari ddiagnosis, yr hawsaf yw ei drin, a chyn pandemig coronafeirws mai dim ond 37 y cant o fenywod â chanser yr ofari yng Nghymru a gafodd ddiagnosis mewn cyfnod cynnar. Gwnaethom ni glywed hefyd ei bod 'yn hanfodol bod menywod yn ymwybodol o'r symptomau os yw canser yr ofari yn mynd i gael diagnosis cynnar.' Yng Nghymru, dim ond 15 y cant o fenywod fyddai'n gwneud apwyntiad meddyg teulu brys pe baen nhw â symptom teimlo'n chwyddedig yn barhaus, ac mae angen i hyn newid. Felly, mae angen i ni glywed gan Lywodraeth Cymru o ran pa gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i wella'r gydnabyddiaeth o symptomau canser yr ofari ymhlith meddygon teulu, a chynyddu nifer yr atgyfeiriadau; pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i annog menywod sydd â symptomau canser yr ofari i gysylltu â'u meddyg teulu yn dilyn llacio'r cyfyngiadau coronafeirws; a yw'r Gweinidog wedi ystyried yr angen am ymgyrch ymwybyddiaeth o symptomau cenedlaethol canser yr ofari yng Nghymru; a, heb broses sgrinio hyfyw i ganfod canser yr ofari, pa gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i ymdrin â'r diffyg ymwybyddiaeth o symptomau yng Nghymru. Rwy'n galw am ddatganiad yn unol â hynny.