YNYS Môn MP Albert Owen attended an event in Parliament to show his support for cancer research.

Mr Owen was backing Cancer Research UK during World Cancer Day, on Sunday, February 4.

The MP met with Cancer Research UK researchers and ambassadors at the event to learn about the charity’s life-saving work, and how international collaboration is needed to beat the disease sooner.

Cancer Research UK has called for people to make a donation for a 'Unity Band' and to 'wear it with pride.'

The Unity Band features a classic reef knot design to symbolise the strength of people coming together against cancer.

The bands are available in all Cancer Research UK stores for a suggested donation of £2.

The designs come in three different colours – pink, navy and blue - and can be worn in memory of a loved one, to celebrate people who’ve overcome the disease or in support of those going through treatment.

Money raised through the Unity Band donations will help fund more research, more treatments and more cures, ultimately helping to save more lives.

World Cancer Day is designed to raise awareness of cancer and to promote its prevention, detection and treatment.

One in two people born after 1960 in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime although survival has doubled since the early 1970s.

Mr Owen said: “I’m calling on the people of Ynys Môn to join me by wearing a Cancer Research UK Unity Band and spreading the word on social media in support of World Cancer Day by using the hashtag #UnityBand

“Whatever your motivation – to remember a loved one, celebrate people who have overcome the disease, or to rally in support of those going through treatment - World Cancer Day is a chance to get involved and transform the lives of millions of people who are affected by cancer.”