Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK focused on funding sustainable research to find a cure for brain tumours. We have established a network of world-class Research Centres of Excellence in the UK. Embracing passionate member charities nationwide, over £6 million was raised towards research and support during 2017. We are campaigning to see the national spend on research into brain tumours increased to £30 - £35 million a year, in line with breast cancer and leukaemia. The unprecedented success of our 2015 petition led to the 2016 Westminster Hall debate and Brain Tumour Research taking a leading role in the and Government’s Task Finish Working Group convened to tackle the historic underfunding for research with the report now published. Key statistics on brain tumours: Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer They kill more children than leukaemia They kill more men under 45 than prostate cancer They kill more women under 35 than breast cancer Just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease In the UK, 16,000 people each year in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour Less than 20% of those diagnosed with a brain tumour survive beyond five years compared with an average of 50% across all cancers Brain tumours are indiscriminate; they can affect anyone at any age Incidences of and deaths from brain tumours are increasing Please quote Brain Tumour Research as the source when using this information. Additional facts and statistics are available from including our latest . We can also provide case-studies and research expertise for media.
Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK focused on funding sustainable research to find a cure for brain tumours. We have established a network of world-class Research Centres of Excellence in the UK. Embracing passionate member charities nationwide, over £6 million was raised towards research and support during 2017. We are campaigning to see the national spend on research into brain tumours increased to £30 - £35 million a year, in line with breast cancer and leukaemia. The unprecedented success of our 2015 petition led to the 2016 Westminster Hall debate and Brain Tumour Research taking a leading role in the Government’s Task and Finish Working Group convened to tackle the historic underfunding for research with the report now published. Key statistics on brain tumours: Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer They kill more children than leukaemia They kill more men under 45 than prostate cancer They kill more women under 35 than breast cancer Just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease In the UK, 16,000 people each year in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour Less than 20% of those diagnosed with a brain tumour survive beyond five years compared with an average of 50% across all cancers Brain tumours are indiscriminate; they can affect anyone at any age Incidences of and deaths from brain tumours are increasing Please quote Brain Tumour Research as the source when using this information. Additional facts and statistics are available from including our latest . We can also provide case-studies and research expertise for media.
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