May is observed as Brain Cancer Awareness Month in Australia.
Brain cancer is the 6th leading cause of cancer deaths in Australia. It also disproportionately affects young people, being the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for people under the age of twenty-five. In October of 2017, Australia’s Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, announced the Australian Brain Cancer Mission- a ten-year plan that aims to double the survival rates of those with brain cancer, and improve the quality of life of those living with brain cancer.
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