Shortly before Christmas, I helped The Brain Tumour Charity published a powerful new report highlighting the staggering impact brain tumours have on individuals, families and our economy. In the UK alone, a year of new brain tumour diagnoses creates an £18.7 billion lifetime burden - including more than £5 billion in direct financial costs such as lost earnings, care and healthcare spend, and a further £13.5 billion in lost health and life years valued by the Government’s own metrics. On average, that’s around £1.47 million per person diagnosed. This isn’t just a statistic; it’s a stark reminder of the human and economic toll this disease takes. The Brain Tumour Charity
Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK, with around 13,000 people diagnosed each year. Outcomes have barely improved in decades, and the financial burden compounds the physical and emotional challenges faced by patients and their loved ones. The Brain Tumour Charity
This matters deeply to me, not just as an MP campaigning for better outcomes and fairer support, but personally. Since 2015, I’ve had the privilege of working with Dan Horrocks as my researcher. In that time, he has faced three cancerous tumours while continuing to serve our community with courage, professionalism and brilliance. His strength and the experience of so many others like him; is a daily reminder of why we must do more to reduce the cost, suffering and injustice of brain tumours.
We need better research, earlier diagnosis, improved care pathways, and policies that reflect the reality families face every day. I’m proud to stand with The Brain Tumour Charity and all those calling for urgent action.
📥 Read the report and join the call for change: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/get-involved/campaigning-for-change/what-were-campaigning/cost-of-a-brain-tumour/
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