Brain Tumour Awareness Month

EDM number 1051 in 2017-19, proposed by Martyn Day on 12/03/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Charities, Diseases and Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House notes that March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month across the UK; congratulates all brain tumours charities and their supporters for their activities to raise awareness of the disease; recognises that brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40; congratulates The Brain Tumour Charity on its excellent work funding pioneering research to raise awareness of the symptoms and effects of brain tumours; commends their UK-wide HeadSmart campaign which educates the public and healthcare professionals about the signs and symptoms of childhood brain tumours; encourages parliamentarians to support Brain Tumour Awareness Month; and urges the Government to take action to help deliver long-overdue improvements in brain tumour awareness, diagnosis, treatment, care and research.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.