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Hugh Adams at Westminster Hall

Brain Tumour Research

was delighted to return to Westminster in November for the first face-to-face meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours (APPGBT) since the beginning of the pandemic.

The APPGBT – for which Brain Tumour Research provides the secretariat –seeks to break down barriers on the pathway to a cure for this devastating disease. To that end, in 2022 it launched an inquiry and as secretariat Brain Tumour Research has been asking questions to help determine what these barriers are.

We read written evidence from 37 scientists and clinicians. We heard from 11 brain tumour researchers in oral evidence sessions. We asked charitable funders for their thoughts and we took feedback from the pharmaceutical industry. We also received more than 275 responses to our patient survey from those of you who have been affected by a brain tumour diagnosis.

Every piece of evidence we have gathered will inform the APPGBT’s report of recommendations – published during Brain Tumour Awareness Month in March – which will guide and transform brain tumour campaigning in 2023.

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“We need those committed to our cause to help us amplify the report and make sure barriers to progress are knocked down. Please join us as we campaign for real change because brain tumour patients and their loved ones deserve better.”