More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the "forgotten cancer" of brain tumours, campaigners say. Brain Tumour Research called for action after publishing figures showing they were now the leading cause of cancer deaths among younger age groups. Only £3m a year - 1% of cancer research spending - goes on brain tumours, meaning survival rates are low. However, the death rates are also a reflection of the fact cancer still predominantly affects older people. When the whole population is taken into account, brain tumours were responsible for nearly 3,300 deaths last year. That represents just over 2% of all cancer deaths. The government and major cancer research donors must increase the proportion it spends on research or the shocking statistics will only get worse Wendy Fulcher, chairman of Brain Tumour Research The... [read full story]
