BRAIN CANCER

Early day motion 1008, tabled 4 March 2010 by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative). Signed by 70 members.

That this House recognises that one in five of all cancers spread to the brain; notes that the number of children dying from a brain tumour in 2007 was 33 per cent. higher than in 2001; further notes that five-year survival rates for brain cancer are low relative to most other cancers; and calls for brain tumour research to receive greater cancer funding from Government than the 0.7 per cent. of all cancer funding that it currently receives.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 19, Conservative 14, DUP 3, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.