Brain tumours are one of the hardest types of cancer to treat and survival has barely improved over the last 40 years. Some types of nerve cell cancer, for example neuroblastoma, can be very difficult to treat too. Tackling brain and nerve cell tumours is a big challenge, but we are determined to improve the outlook for people with aggressive types of these diseases.
From studying the biology of brain and nerve cell tumour cells in the lab to leading clinical trials testing cutting-edge treatments, our researchers are working hard to ensure more people survive.
Thanks to research, we’ve helped change the outlook for people with brain and nerve cell tumours.
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Meet people like Rhys who have experienced first-hand how our research is making a difference. The life-saving research we do wouldn’t be possible without your support.
Over the last 40 years, cancer survival in the UK has doubled. In the 1970s just 1 in 4 people survived their disease for 10 years or more. Today 2 in 4 survive.
We want to accelerate progress and see 3 in 4 patients surviving the disease by 2034.
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