English: One in two of us will develop some form of cancer in our lifetime. This inevitably means that we'll all feel the effects of cancer, but much like many other diseases and illnesses, thanks to groundbreaking research funding, not all cancer diagnoses are a death sentence. We have made leaps and bounds over the decades, with survival rates doubling over the last 40 years, but inequalities still remain, so there is work still to be done. Reading today's motion makes me feel a great amount of sadness. The lowest single cancer pathway performance by tumour site is gynaecological, and one-year and five-year survival rates for cancer of the uterus have dropped significantly. This inequality is unfair, and it's only right that we discuss this on the Chamber floor together during Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. If we're to save more lives, and if we're to reach the ambitions of today's motion, we must remove the barriers that women face at each and every milestone on their journey with cancer. It's absolutely shocking that 80 per cent of working women who work full time can't get a convenient cervical screening appointment. If we are to save more lives, we need to be diagnosing early. We'll only make sure this happens if women are able to arrange appointments when needed. This, to me, has to be the most important aspect of the cancer action plan. After receiving a diagnosis, too often we hear stories from women who are waiting unacceptable durations from one appointment to the next. The uncertainty this causes leads to an even further decline in their health and mental health. Conducting an urgent review into gynaecological waiting times is a must if we are to bring this to an end. I think, during these debates, the language that we use and the points that we make can make NHS staff feel as if they're the ones to blame. So, let me make one thing absolutely clear: NHS staff aren't the problem. We need more dedicated NHS staff, so that doctors and nurses aren't working more than their contracted hours out of goodwill. We need more dedicated NHS staff to plug the gaps in endoscopy, imaging, pathology and non-surgical oncology. They aren't the problem; they are the solution, and I can't thank them enough for their work. We need to unashamedly support the new Velindre Cancer Centre, not shy away from it or treat it as some sort of profanity. We need to unashamedly support the plans for the centre of true world-class standard in the treatment of all types of cancer care - no ifs, no buts. I'd like to finish my contribution today with a thank you to Wayne Griffiths, who some of you met earlier this year at the Senedd. As many of you will know, I am a proud support of the Forget Me Not fund, which is a tribute fund in loving memory of Rhian Griffiths, who sadly passed away at the age of 25 in June 2012 from cervical cancer. Rhian's story and her legacy, thanks to her parents, changes lives every day. Let's take inspiration from Rhian, from her parents, from the Forget Me Not fund that celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year, to ensure that we can change the outcomes for women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer in Wales. Diolch.
Welsh: Bydd un o bob dau ohonom yn datblygu rhyw fath o ganser yn ystod ein hoes. Mae hyn yn anochel yn golygu y bydd pob un ohonom yn teimlo effeithiau canser, ond yn debyg iawn i lawer o afiechydon a chlefydau eraill, diolch i gyllid ymchwil arloesol, nid yw pob diagnosis o ganser yn dedfrydu i farwolaeth. Rydym wedi gwneud cynnydd sylweddol dros y degawdau, gyda chyfraddau goroesi'n dyblu dros y 40 mlynedd diwethaf, ond mae anghydraddoldebau'n parhau, felly mae gwaith i'w wneud o hyd. Mae darllen y cynnig heddiw'n gwneud imi deimlo llawer iawn o dristwch. Perfformiad y llwybr canser gynaecolegol yw'r perfformiad llwybr canser unigol isaf yn ôl safle tiwmor, ac mae cyfraddau goroesi blwyddyn a phum mlynedd ar gyfer canser y groth wedi gostwng yn sylweddol. Mae'r anghydraddoldeb hwn yn annheg, ac nid yw ond yn iawn ein bod yn trafod hyn ar lawr y Siambr gyda'n gilydd yn ystod Mis Ymwybyddiaeth Canser Gynaecolegol. Os ydym am achub mwy o fywydau, ac os ydym am gyflawni uchelgeisiau'r cynnig heddiw, mae'n rhaid inni gael gwared ar y rhwystrau y mae menywod yn eu hwynebu ar bob carreg filltir ar eu taith gyda chanser. Mae'n gwbl syfrdanol na all 80 y cant o fenywod sy'n gweithio amser llawn gael apwyntiad sgrinio serfigol cyfleus. Os ydym am achub mwy o fywydau, mae angen inni ddiagnosio'n gynnar. Dim ond os yw menywod yn gallu trefnu apwyntiadau pan fo angen y byddwn yn sicrhau bod hyn yn digwydd. I mi, mae'n rhaid mai hon yw'r agwedd bwysicaf ar y cynllun gweithredu ar ganser. Ar ôl cael diagnosis, yn rhy aml, rydym yn clywed straeon gan fenywod sy'n aros am gyfnodau annerbyniol rhwng un apwyntiad a'r nesaf. Mae'r ansicrwydd y mae hyn yn ei achosi yn arwain at ddirywiad pellach yn eu hiechyd a'u hiechyd meddwl. Mae'n hanfodol cynnal adolygiad brys o amseroedd aros gynaecolegol os ydym am ddod â hyn i ben. Yn y dadleuon hyn, credaf y gall yr iaith a ddefnyddiwn a'r pwyntiau a wnawn wneud i staff y GIG deimlo mai hwy yw'r rhai sydd ar fai. Felly, gadewch imi ddweud un peth yn gwbl glir: nid staff y GIG yw'r broblem. Mae arnom angen mwy o staff ymroddedig yn y GIG, fel nad yw meddygon a nyrsys yn gweithio mwy nag oriau eu contract yn enw ewyllys da. Mae arnom angen mwy o staff ymroddedig yn y GIG i lenwi'r bylchau mewn endosgopi, delweddu, patholeg ac oncoleg anfeddygol. Nid hwy yw'r broblem; hwy yw'r ateb, ac ni allaf ddiolch digon iddynt am eu gwaith. Mae angen inni gefnogi Canolfan Ganser newydd Felindre yn ddiedifar, nid cilio rhagddi na'i thrin fel rhyw fath o reg. Mae angen inni gefnogi, yn ddiedifar, y cynlluniau ar gyfer canolfan sydd o'r safon uchaf ar gyfer ymdrin â phob math o ofal canser - heb os nac oni bai. Hoffwn orffen fy nghyfraniad heddiw drwy ddiolch i Wayne Griffiths, y cyfarfu rhai ohonoch ag ef yn gynharach eleni yn y Senedd. Fel y gŵyr llawer ohonoch, rwy'n falch o gefnogi cronfa Forget Me Not, cronfa deyrnged er cof am Rhian Griffiths, a fu farw'n 25 oed ym mis Mehefin 2012 o ganser ceg y groth. Mae stori Rhian a'r hyn y mae'n ei adael ar ei hôl, diolch i'w rhieni, yn newid bywydau bob dydd. Gadewch i Rhian, ei rhieni, a chronfa Forget Me Not, sy'n dathlu ei phen-blwydd yn 10 oed eleni, ein hysbrydoli i sicrhau y gallwn newid y canlyniadau i fenywod sy'n cael diagnosis o ganser gynaecolegol yng Nghymru. Diolch.