Brain Tumour Facts
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Did you know that brain cancer is now the biggest cause of cancer death in young men and women in the UK? According to research they kill more men under 45 and women under 35 than any other cancer.
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While overall mortality rates from cancer are falling, despite an actual rise in cases, survival rates for brain tumour patients are decreasing.
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More tumours are being diagnosed but the survival rate is remaining the same," according to Brain Tumour Research.
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Brain tumour research currently receives less than 1% of all cancer research spent in the UK. That works out annually at £3m, out of a total £426m.
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Brain cancer kills more children than any other illness.
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More children and people under the age of 40 die from a brain tumour in the UK than any other form of cancer and every year there is a 4% increase.
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Brain tumours account for one quarter of childhood cancer. Tumours of the central nervous system are the second most common form of cancer in children aged birth to 15 years.
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Brain tumours have overtaken leukaemia as the leading cause of cancer death in children.
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In the UK, there are 6,000 new cases of primary brain tumour every year.
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Sixty-five per cent more women die from a brain tumour than from cervical cancer
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It is the fastest fatal disease in the over 65s. The incidence is increasing significantly in this age group.
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There is no UK-wide strategy for the treatment of, or research into, brain cancer.
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As no structured research base exists for brain tumours, treatment options are limited. It is not known why people get brain cancer.
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