Author: The Brain Tumour Charity

The Francis Crick Institute has just opened next to St Pancras station and the British Library.

Dr Francis Ali-Osman has been appointed to advise the Government on a wide range of issues relating to the US national cancer programme.

Kerrie tells us of her joy as her son Ewan starts grammar school after a double brain tumour battle.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) division of Google based in London, DeepMind, will attempt to differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue by analysing 700 CT and MRI scans from former University College London patients.

Molly aces GCSE’s whilst battling undiagnosed brain tumour. She receives 7 A*s and 4 As following proton beam therapy in America.

Casualty star Jason Durr, is supporting The Brain Tumour Charity after his friend’s daughter Ella Fosbury-Hill, lost her life to a brain tumour in 2013 at the age of 11.

Crieff, Perthshire will host the fun-filled activity day for children with a brain tumour and their families on Sat 3 September.

Andy Foote and Tim Burchell, along with friends Mark Roberts and Steve Verrall, have completed the world-renowned 500-mile Camino de Santiago walk across northern Spain, raising over £52,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity.

As Casualty returns to our screens on Saturday (August 27) for its 30th anniversary episode and the new series develops Glen’s brain tumour storyline, we look forward to hearing your views.

Lewis Moody MBE is heading up a small, elite team taking on the ultimate charity challenge: The headeast Extreme Cycle Challenge; a 1,000km endurance event from Vietnam to Cambodia, this December.

Stroud-based manufacturing company Renishaw, have installed revolutionary technology at King’s College London that dramatically improves accuracy and patient outcomes.

Actress Holly Matthews tells the heartfelt story of her husband Ross and his diagnosis of a brain tumour. Just this week, Ross underwent a second round of surgery and is now at home recovering well.

Zoe’s mum Julie lost her life to a brain tumour last year after starting the Heads Up supporter group, which has raised more than £44,000.

Scientists from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, have discovered how glioma tumour cells adapt to low-oxygen environments in the brain allowing them to continue to grow.

Genomics England are now recruiting for patients with brain tumours to take part in the 100,000 Genomes Project. Genomics promises incredible benefits in healthcare through scientific discovery.

“We take it in turns to be positive for each other.” When his fiancée Hailey was four months pregnant with their second child, Nathan was diagnosed with a glioblastoma.

While a new study reveals people are twice as likely to live at least 10 years after being diagnosed with cancer than at the start of the 1970s, this doesn’t tell the complete story.

We are delighted to reveal that we have been working with BBC 1’s Casualty on its brain tumour storyline, where Glen is diagnosed with a glioblastoma.

“Just six weeks after we got together, Neal was diagnosed with a glioblastoma. He said I could leave him, but I wasn’t going anywhere. He was the love of my life.”
Watching Saturday’s episode of Casualty when Glen reveals he has a glioblastoma and tells new girlfriend, nurse Robyn, it’s not fair on her to stay with him, struck a chord with Sara Challice.

For the majority of those diagnosed it takes longer than you’d think. A survey by The Brain Tumour Charity found that more than a third of people with a brain tumour had visited their GP at least five times before they were diagnosed.

St Andrews Fashion Show (FS) has announced it is partnering with The Brain Tumour Charity for the 2017 event in a bid to raise vital funds for treatments to tackle the disease.

Between 10 – 14 July 2017, we’ll be hosting our first ever bespoke trek abroad, amongst the mossy lava plains, hot springs, mountains and geysers of Iceland.

One in two people affected by a brain tumour experience financial difficulty and 28% of people with a brain tumour had to give up work entirely.

Imagine the anguish of being told your nine-year-old daughter wants to kill herself. That’s what Zainab faced as her daughter, Amber was driven to despair by her undiagnosed brain tumour.