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Major UK Parliamentary report reveals the very high ongoing costs of brain tumours
A UK Parliamentary committee established in 2005, called the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours (APPGBT), has published a wide-ranging report about the economic and social impacts of brain tumours borne by patients, families and wider society. The report details these financial costs, many of which are 'invisible', stating that the average household affected by a brain tumour will be financially worse off by £14,783 (19,000 USD) per year, versus £6,840 for all cancers.The economic costs of brain tumours among working age people are ranked third highest among the common cancers, behind lung and breast cancer. The report gives recommendations to reduce financial burden to brain tumour patients and their families, as well as identifying ways to improve patient experience.