Raise awareness of Neuroblastoma by Government funded high profile national campaign

We, the undersigned, are petitioning you, our Government, to take reasonable preventative measures - in the form of education and awareness of the signs and symptoms of Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer – to stop children dying.

High profile awareness campaigns, such as that for cot death and Meningitis, have dramatically slashed mortality rates through alerting the public to danger signs. The same would be true for Neuroblastoma.

We are requesting a Government funded awareness campaign to educate the public to recognise the signs and symptoms of Neuroblastoma, and empower parents and GP's to adopt a policy of early testing when symptoms first present.

In addition to this, we request that strict guidelines be placed on UK organisations who label Neuroblastoma as rare, contradicting major worldwide Neuroblastoma organisations.

The public says it will not stand by and see children die from a simple lack of education and awareness and, in the current economic climate, demands better use of public money in combating this disease earlier.