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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Lack of UK innovation pushing brain tumour patients to overseas care – report

Claire Nutter is raffling off her home to fund treatment for an aggressive brain tumour (handout/PA) -

A lack of research and innovation in brain tumour care in the UK is driving patients to crowdfund to pay for treatment options abroad, according to a new report.

New figures from The Brain Tumour Charity and GoFundMe show that one in 10 brain tumour fundraisers on the platform explicitly reference overseas care.

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