Ellie?s Fund video
?Ellie?s Fund? was initially set up under the umbrella of ?Ali?s Dream? ? children?s brain tumour research charity. In September 2010 Ellie?s Fund became a registered charity. Our registered charity number is 1138359. The trustees are: Jason and Heather Othick (Ellie?s step-dad, and mum), Helene Anderson Tina Boden Stephanie Kirk Shaun Tymon Statistics Did you know that: ?16000 people each year in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour ? ?20% of all cancers now spread to the brain ? ?More men under the age of 45 and women under the age of 35 die from a brain tumour than any other cancer ? ?While the five-year survival rate for many cancers is over 50% and rising to over 90% for some cancers, for brain tumours, the five year survival rate for men is 14.1% and women is now 13.8% ? ?Brain tumours are the most common solid tumour found in children and they have overtaken leukaemia as the biggest cancer killer of children in the UK ? ?The number of children dying from a brain tumour in 2007 was 33% higher than in 2001; child deaths from leukaemia were 39% lower than in 2001 ? ?Brain tumour research receives less than 1% (0.7%) of cancer research spending in the UK ? ?The amount the government has spent on cancer research related to brain tumours in 2007-8 is half the ?official? figure of ?970000 from the Medical Research Council Of the 16000 people a year that are diagnosed with a brain tumour, 6400 (40%) are primary tumours originating in the brain while the remaining are ?
David Korones, MD Supports Cancer Mission 2020
Dr. Korones? clinical focus is palliative care and children with brain tumors. He also cares for adults with primary brain tumors. His research interests include conducting clinical trials for children and adults with brain tumors, and improving the quality of life for patients struggling with chronic and/or life-threatening illnesses. In this video, he talks about Cancer Mission 2020.
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