Every step matters this Brain Tumour Awareness Month!
Join us throughout Brain Tumour Awareness Month and together we can march towards a world where everyone affected by a brain tumour can live a longer, better life.
Whether it’s a researcher making a ground-breaking discovery, a young person connecting with others who share their experiences in our Online Brain Tumour Support Groups or a parent taking the first step towards getting a faster diagnosis after seeing our Better Safe Than Tumour campaign – every step forward matters when it comes to defeating brain tumours.
That’s why we’re bringing our community together during Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2023 to make sure that every step counts. Keep reading to learn more about different ways you can get involved!
- Stride towards a cure with us at The Twilight Walk
- Join our group of campaigners and help us drive down diagnosis times
- Help us spread awareness of our Better Safe Than Tumour campaign
It’s time to get creative!
To help our community become voices for change, we’re launching our new browser-based design service – Create!
Create empowers you to spread the word about how you’re supporting The Brain Tumour Charity using templates, illustrations and photos created by our Design team. It’s easy to use and you’ll find everything you need to create branded images for social media posts, flyers and event invites.
Try it out today and make sure you tag our social media accounts when you share your amazing designs with the world.
Stride towards a cure with us this Brain Tumour Awareness Month!
Our flagship event, The Twilight Walk, is back! And, for the first time ever, we’re holding it during Brain Tumour Awareness Month!
This inspiring event sees our community across the world unite to propel progress towards a cure.
Join us in-person at our first ever London Twilight Walk, or stride out remotely and tackle a Twilight Walk Own Walk.
The history of The Twilight Walk
Take a look back through the years at how we’ve bought the brain tumour community together to stride towards a cure.
The Twilight Walk fundraising tips
Boost your fundraising and help move us further, faster towards a cure with these tried and tested fundraising tips!
Berrie and Graham’s story
Berrie, one of our Trustees, and her husband Graham, our Interim CEO, share why they’re striding towards a cure.
Want to help us drive down diagnosis times for brain tumours?
We’re calling on policy makers in Government and the NHS to help us make sure people experiencing symptoms of a brain tumour receive a diagnosis faster.
Join our group of passionate campaigners if you want to be part of our movement and help us create meaningful, lasting change this Brain Tumour Awareness Month!
Why we’re campaigning for faster diagnosis
Learn what we mean by “faster diagnosis” and the reasons we’re determined to drive down diagnosis times.
Why is your voice so important?
Find out how the voices and stories of people affected by a brain tumour diagnosis help us create meaningful change.
Share your story
Sharing your story publicly can be powerful way of creating meaningful, lasting change and helping improve outcomes for everyone affected by a brain tumour.
Help us spread awareness throughout Brain Tumour Awareness Month!
Better awareness of the signs and symptoms of a brain tumour is crucial in driving down diagnosis times – but nearly 75% of people in the UK are unable to name a single symptom! You can help us change this by spreading awareness of our Better Safe Than Tumour campaign throughout Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
What is Better Safe Than Tumour
Find out more about our national campaign to raise awareness of the common symptoms of a brain tumour.
72% of adults can’t name symptoms
A recent survey found that 72% of UK adults can’t name a single brain tumour symptom – let’s change this!
Kate’s story
Kate, a Neuro Critical Care Nurse, advocates for the importance of our Better Safe Than Tumour campaign after her own brain tumour diagnosis.