Campaigners have handed over a petition with 81,336 signatures to Downing Street for funding on brain cancer research on 31 January.
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Families in grief and brain cancer patients submitted a petition to Downing Street with over 80,000 signatures pressing for more funding and research on brain tumours.
Brain Tumour Research CEO Dan Knowles urged the Government to significantly increase research investment for brain tumours in the UK, emphasising the need for a cure.
Mr Knowles highlighted that people diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour have less than 50% chance of survival in the first year. He added that brain tumours claim more lives of people aged under 40 than any other cancer.
Brain Tumour Research stated that the charity is looking for an increase in UK’s “national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million a year by 2028”.
Theo Burrell, diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2022, argues that breast cancer and leukaemia have shown that increased investment leads to better outcomes, such as improved treatment and a possible cure.
Nicola Nuttall, mom of 23-year-old Laura who died last year, said that her daughter was passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours and raising awareness.
The spokesperson of the Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said that the Government have made “£40 million available for research projects specifically looking for new treatments and therapies to tackle this illness”.
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StandfirstBrain Tumour Research demands £35 million a year by 2028 in the brain tumour research.
Families in grief and brain cancer patients submitted a petition to Downing Street with over 80,000 signatures pressing for more funding and research on brain tumours.
Brain Tumour Research CEO Dan Knowles urged the Government to significantly increase research investment for brain tumours in the UK, emphasising the need for a cure.
Mr Knowles highlighted that people diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour have less than 50% chance of survival in the first year. He added that brain tumours claim more lives of people aged under 40 than any other cancer.
Brain Tumour Research stated that the charity is looking for an increase in UK’s “national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million a year by 2028”.
Theo Burrell, diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2022, argues that breast cancer and leukaemia have shown that increased investment leads to better outcomes, such as improved treatment and a possible cure.
Nicola Nuttall, mom of 23-year-old Laura who died last year, said that her daughter was passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours and raising awareness.
The spokesperson of the Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said that the Government have made “£40 million available for research projects specifically looking for new treatments and therapies to tackle this illness”.
