Author: Piers Townley
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Announcing our second Ask the Researcher event
Our successful Ask the Researcher event will give you the chance to hear more about how we’re moving closer to a cure
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Laura, our Young Ambassador, attends the APPG
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (APPG CTYAC) is a cross-party group which is raising awareness and representing young people who have been personally affected by cancer
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Breaking news for research into childhood brain tumour growth from our funded researchers
Our scientists in Heidelberg and London have discovered what drives the unpredictable growth of low grade brain tumours
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Uniting our community at Westminster
On Wednesday we hosted a Parliamentary reception to celebrate the accomplishments and progress that has been made in this disease area since the launch of our strategy in 2015
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Announcing the appointment of our second Clinical Nurse Specialist for brain tumour patients
Kelly Dawson’s appointment at Nottingham University Hospitals is part of our landmark strategy of improving the quality for all those diagnosed
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Britain Against Cancer conference
Yesterday, we attended the Britain Against Cancer conference which celebrated 20 years of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC). Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer Helena Brown, reports.
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The second blog from the Society for Neuro-oncology conference
SNO is an annual conference where those at the forefront of research to defeat brain tumours come together to share their work, discuss the progress that has been made and consider strategies for future development
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Updates from the Society for Neuro-oncology conference
We recently represented the charity at an international scientific conference called SNO in New Orleans
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Groundbreaking clinical trial announced today in honour of Tessa Jowell
Hundreds more brain tumour patients are set to be offered access to experimental treatments over the next five years thanks to the Tessa Jowell BRAIN-MATRIX
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New drug discovered that could prevent the spread of glioblastoma cells
Researchers have discovered a new drug could potentially halt the spread of glioblastoma cells
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The Brain Tumour Charity meets with Wales Assembly Members
This month The Charity convened a series of meetings with a number of Assembly Members in Wales, lobbying them on some of the most important issues affecting brain tumour patients in Wales
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Phil Spencer joins the third ascent of Everest In The Alps
Phil will join Rob Ritchie, whose ten year old son Toby, has a low grade brain tumour and others to scale the height of Everest on skis in just four days from 5 March 2019
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Monitoring diffuse midline gliomas with liquid biopsies
Researchers have found a way to monitor diffuse midline gliomas (formerly known as DIPG) by measuring tumour biomarkers through a blood test
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Jess Mills, daughter of the late Tessa Jowell, is driving change for all those diagnosed with brain tumours
Today she told brain tumour experts and government ministers why she is determined to make the best cancer care accessible to millions, ‘not just to millionaires’, in honour of her mother’s legacy
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Our Young Ambassador Tyler is awarded the British Empire Medal by Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex
Tyler praised for turning his challenges into a ‘force of good’
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Personalising treatments for children with medulloblastomas
Scientists identify a subgroup of children diagnosed with medulloblastoma that could be given less aggressive treatments
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New guidance for prescription of medicinal cannabis but access is limited
Yesterday, new guidance has been provided to clinicians by NHS England for the prescription of medicinal cannabis but access to the drug remains highly restricted
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Our petition reaches Downing Street
The petition called for NHS England to commit to doubling survival rates for the less survivable cancers in the long term plan, due to be published next month
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Delivering the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce petition to 10 Downing Street
Today we will deliver this petition to Government to demonstrate the weight of support behind it
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Signalling pathway regulates Group 3 medulloblastomas
Recent research has found that a single signalling pathway regulates the growth and spread of Group 3 medulloblastomas
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Cannabis-based medicinal products available by special prescription by 1 November
Yesterday the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, announced cannabis-based medicinal products will be available through special prescription by 1 November to patients in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Launch of The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce petition
Today sees the launch of the taskforce’s petition to commit NHS England to accept its five-year survival target
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Doctors hail our brain tumour information for schools
The information we provide to help schools understand the needs of pupils diagnosed with a brain tumour has been praised by the British Medical Association
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Policy blog: Day two at Conservative Party conference
Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the 2018 Conservative Party annual conference