Today vigils are being held across Westminster for the 22 women who are diagnosed with lobular breast cancer every day.

Campaign and parliamentary sources consistently state that about 22 people in the UK are diagnosed with lobular breast cancer each day (it accounts for roughly 15% of breast cancers). The figure matches figures cited in the House of Commons.

▸ House of Commons Library — Treatment of lobular breast cancer

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 09:52 · Broadcast: PMQs: Prime Minister's Questions - 22 April 2026

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