Petitions/Invest in brain cancer and give rights – turn terminal into treatable
StatusClosed
Opened8 Sept 2025
Closes8 Mar 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 16 Jun 2026
Milestones 10,000 100,000

Brain cancer is the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40, 87% with a high-grade brain tumour diagnosis die within 5 yrs, and yet it gets just 1% of the national spend on cancer.

We call on the government to increase research funding and legally enshrine the right to try: genome sequencing, trials, immunotherapy, repurposed drugs and vaccines. 1. Increase brain cancer funding to speed up discoveries and trials. 2. Funding so every patient can access whole genome sequencing with personalised treatment. 3. Enshrine the Right to Try innovative treatments. Treatments haven’t changed in decades. Increase funding and give patients a fighting chance.

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Every brain cancer diagnosis has life-changing impact on patients and their families. Research is vital to ensure people can get the most effective cutting-edge treatments and highest quality care.

Constituency engagement ranking

Lizzi Collinge
1Lizzi Collinge MP
Morecambe and Lunesdale
1,888
David Davis
2David Davis MP
Goole and Pocklington
1,848
Michelle Scrogham
3Michelle Scrogham MP
Barrow and Furness
1,770
Tim Farron
4Tim Farron MP
Westmorland and Lonsdale
1,241
Blair McDougall
5Blair McDougall MP
East Renfrewshire
1,230
Cat Smith
6Cat Smith MP
Lancaster and Wyre
1,125
Christine Jardine
7Christine Jardine MP
Edinburgh West
988
Blake Stephenson
8Blake Stephenson MP
Mid Bedfordshire
915
Sir Julian Smith
9Sir Julian Smith MP
Skipton and Ripon
717
Joani Reid
10Joani Reid MP
East Kilbride and Strathaven
607
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