That the Parliament recognises that March 2025 is Brain Tumour Awareness Month; understands that brain tumours remain the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40; recognises that data in Scotland shows that 70% of diagnoses of brain cancer take place in an emergency setting; acknowledges that people affected by brain cancer are the most likely of all cancer patients to be diagnosed during an emergency admission to a hospital; understands that there are over 120 different types of brain tumour; further understands the benefits and need for achieving a faster diagnosis for those affected, which includes potentially reducing the number of initial surgeries that are conducted as emergency procedures and providing potentially more opportunities to participate in research; commends the efforts of the Brain Tumour Charity and its Scottish Steering Committee in working towards achieving a faster, better diagnosis for those affected by raising awareness of the disease, seeking to improve diagnostic pathways and establishing diagnostic/triage tools once available, and notes that those impacted by a brain tumour can reach out to the Brain Tumour Charity and access a variety of support services.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Stephanie Callaghan, Foysol Choudhury, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Ross Greer, Rachael Hamilton, Clare Haughey (Registered interest)
, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Rona Mackay, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Carol Mochan, Audrey Nicoll, Emma Roddick, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart (Registered interest)
, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba, Martin Whitfield, Elena Whitham, Brian Whittle, Beatrice Wishart