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Step by Step interactive guide
Support and Info Line
Children and Families Service
Young Adult Service
Online brain tumour support groups
Benefits and money clinic
Counselling
Support for professionals
Signs & symptoms
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Children
Headaches
Changes in vision
Seizures
Abnormal head position
Abnormal growth
Reduced consciousness
Nausea and vomiting
Balance problems
Behaviour changes
Delayed puberty
Excessive thirst
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Adults
Headache
Changes in vision
Seizures
Nausea & dizziness
Loss of taste and smell
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Brain tumour symptoms by location
Talking to your doctor
Diagnosis & treatment
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How brain tumours are diagnosed
Neurological examination
Diagnostic scans
Diagnostic scans for children
Eye tests
Biopsy
Biomarkers
How brain tumours are graded
Brain tumour biology
What to do after a brain tumour diagnosis
Treating brain tumours
Treatment for brain tumours (children)
Brain tumour treatments for adults
Complementary therapies
Emerging treatments
Clinical trials
If treatment doesn’t work
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Child brain tumour types
Medulloblastoma
Diffuse midline glioma (DIPG)
Ependymoma
Craniopharyngioma
Embryonal tumours
Brainstem glioma
Pineoblastoma
Choroid plexus carcinoma
Germ cell tumour
Adult types of brain tumour
Glioblastoma
Astrocytoma
Acoustic neuroma
Pituitary adenoma
Meningioma
Oligodendroglioma
Haemangioblastoma
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Getting the best treatment and care
How the NHS works
Your health team (MDT)
Your child’s health team (MDT)
How to get a second opinion
Questions to ask
Differences in care
Step by Step: Your interactive guide to life with a brain tumour
What to do if things go wrong
How to choose a centre
Rehabilitation
Resources
Living with a brain tumour
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Get support
Step by Step interactive guide
Support and Info Line
Children and Families Service
Young Adult Service
Online brain tumour support groups
Benefits and money clinic
Counselling
Support for professionals
Health and Fitness
Diet
Mental health
Exercise
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Side effects
Personality changes
Memory difficulties
Communication difficulties
Fatigue or tiredness
Depression
Cognition difficulties
Seizures (epilepsy)
Learning difficulties in children
Sight problems and brain tumours
End of Life
Bereavement resources
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Maintaining your independence
Driving
Travelling by public transport
Travel insurance
Travelling abroad
Employment and brain tumours
Managing your money
Relationships
Support for couples
Caring for somebody
Supporting friends and family
Supporting children
Feeling alone
Get involved
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Make a donation
How to Donate
Why choose us
Leave a gift in your Will
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Gift Aid
Trusts and Foundations
Co-fund with us
Other ways to give
Play our Weekly Lottery
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Fundraise for us
Fundraising ideas
Get your school involved
Fundraise at work
Make your money grow
Meet your community team
Tell us your plans
Fundraising resources
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Our Supporter Groups
Take part in an event
Volunteering
Share your story
Campaigning for change
What we’re campaigning for
A National Brain Tumour Strategy can’t wait!
Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce
Policy Library
Become a Corporate Partner
Funding for researchers
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Research Grants
Future Leaders
Quest for Cures: Collaborative Discovery Teams
Documents for Research Funding Applications
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Assessment criteria
Manage your grant
Who We Fund
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Working with us
Patient and public involvement
Events for researchers
About us
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Our vision
Our publications
Losing Myself
Losing My Place: The Reality of Childhood with a Brain Tumour
Finding Myself in Your Hands
The Grey Matters
Research Impact Report
The Price You Pay
Annual report and accounts
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Our Strategy
Impact
Our accreditations
Our Partners
Beyond Brain Tumours
Our Research Strategy
Our progress
How we choose what to fund
What we’re funding
Our partnerships
Barriers to research
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Who we are
Our history
Senior Leadership Team
Our Trustees
Our Advisors
Our High Profile Supporters
Young Ambassadors
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Our awards
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