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Petition Help research AT/RT tumours now & find a cure please. Under 3's are being taken!

We lost our beautiful, funny, little girl to an AT/RT tumour on 23rd April 2015. She was just 3 years old. Rhiley Kim Bennett was diagnosed with this type of tumour on 12th June 2014. It is so aggressive it took her away from us in less than a year. The symptoms are devastating!

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Currently the UK has NO standard protocol set in place to treat this type of tumour nor is there a cure. So why should anymore children suffer this awful monster alone? Why is this tumour silently taking away our precious children?

Research Centres & Hospitals need to be doing a lot more to help find this cure! Our little girl suffered extreme pain, late diagnosis & poor care & treatment from our local Hospital. They continue to deny they failed Rhiley!

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Parliament debates brain tumour research

You may be interested to know that the Petitions Committee investigated a petition calling for more research into brain tumours. It published a report on the issue which contains its findings and recommendations for Government action. You can find out more and read the report on the Committee's webpage:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2015/brain-tumour-research-funding-report-publication-15-16/

Following its report, the Committee has scheduled a Parliamentary debate on brain tumour research funding on Monday 18 April. The debate will begin in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm.

You can watch the debate live on the 18 April at 4.30pm using this page: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

You may wish to contact your local MP to tell them why this debate is important to you and suggest any points you would like them to raise. You can find out who your local MPs is, and how to contact them, here: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/

You can find out more information about the debate on the Petitions Committee website: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2015/petition_debate_brain_tumour_research/