{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/17419.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":17419,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Raise Awareness & Funding for those affected by Brain Tumours.","background":null,"additional_details":"The government must take action, NOW, to IMPROVE AWARENESS AND FUNDING IN THE UK: Brain Tumour research is approximately 12 YEARS behind other types of cancer research.\r\n65% more women die from a brain tumour than from cervical cancer.\r\nBrain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of UK children .\r\n16,000 people each year in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour.\r\nMore people under 40 die of a brain tumour than from any other cancer.\r\nOnly 14% of those diagnosed with a brain tumour survive beyond 5 years (compared with 50% for all cancers)\r\n25% of all cancers spread to the brain •65% more women die from a brain tumour than from cervical cancer.\r\nEvery year there is a 4% increase in incidence.\r\nTHESE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE FACTS:\r\nTHE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION NOW FOR THE FUTURE OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOUR.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":11275,"created_at":"2011-09-18T12:46:58.000Z","updated_at":"2017-06-21T15:08:24.106Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-09-19T09:21:05.000Z","closed_at":"2012-06-19T09:21:05.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-09-18T12:46:58.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":"2012-01-18T21:32:15.509Z","government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}