{"id":242,"date":"2015-03-26T17:46:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/?p=242"},"modified":"2015-11-19T17:51:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T17:51:45","slug":"calling-for-more-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"Calling for more research"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Nicole<\/a>

Nicole with Phil Phillips at the House of Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

From the Leighton Buzzard Observer, 25 March 2015:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mother of two went to Westminster to call on the government to invest more in finding a cure for brain tumours.<\/p>\n

Nicole Taylor, 42, of Soulbury, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008, she joined other patients, scientists and charities to present a new manifesto from Brain Tumour Research to MPs on Tuesday, March 17.<\/p>\n

The Invest In A Cure manifesto invites the government to work with Brain Tumour Research and shine the light on research funding and facilitate innovation by providing a dedicated fund for brain tumour research.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cIt is great to see the great commitment from the charity Brain Tumour Research into giving people like me a national voice.<\/div>\n
\u201cBrain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer.<\/div>\n

\u201cYet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research is allocated to this devastating disease. This is unacceptable!\u201d<\/p>\n

Since undergoing major surgery on her meningioma tumour, Nicole has campaigned for greater awareness and has raised more than \u00a310,000 for the charity through her own fundraising group Head 1st.<\/p>\n

Sue Farrington Smith, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said: \u201cWe have a clear set of recommendations for MPs that represent the voice of our members and supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a clear plan from the Government to start the changes needed that will give patients the confidence that more effective treatments are being identified and ultimately cures will be found.<\/div>\n

\u201cAt the current rate of spend, it could take 10 years for brain cancer to catch up with developments in other diseases to find a cure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are striving to fund a network of seven dedicated research centres whilst challenging the Government and larger cancer charities to invest more in brain tumour research.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are calling on them to help us fund the fight. Together, we will find a cure.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Link: Leighton Buzzard Observer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Leighton Buzzard Observer, 25 March 2015: A mother of two went to Westminster to call on the government to invest more in finding a cure for brain tumours. Nicole Taylor, 42, of Soulbury, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008, she joined other patients, scientists and charities to present a new manifesto […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}