Category: Treatments
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Family celebrates medication milestone
Alexander, 10, can now have treatment at home and his family can close their crowdfunding page.
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Dabrafenib and trametinib approved to treat childhood gliomas
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the combination treatment of dabrafenib and trametinib to treat childhood gliomas.
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“Looking back… there were loads of symptoms I brushed off.”
Catrin George-Carey was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour in March 2022. Now back at work following successful surgery, she’s highlighting the brain tumour symptoms that she initially brushed off – so that others don’t do so!
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Shifting the dial on inclusion in medical research
This Black History Month we’re examining ways The Brain Tumour Charity can help work towards making participation in medical research more inclusive.
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Is palliative care effective enough? We ask for your experiences
One in four people in the UK dies without the care and support they need. We need to change this, but we need your help to do it. Take our palliative care survey and your voice could have an impact.
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Being a neuro-oncology nurse – Guest Post by Ingela Oberg
In this guest post, Ingela Oberg, an adult neuro-oncology nurse manager at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, explains why she went into medicine and what her role entails.
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Your rehabilitation questions answered by experts
We’ve collected all the answers from our recent virtual rehabilitation Q&A with expert medical professionals from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Your radiotherapy questions answered
We’ve collected all the answers from our recent virtual radiotherapy Q&A with expert medical professionals from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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More than two million in backlog for cancer care
Around 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, tests or treatment because of disruptions to the NHS, according to new analysis by Cancer Research UK.
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Patients struggling to access cannabis-based medicine via prescription, report finds
A report published today into the use of medicinal cannabis for problems such as nausea caused by chemotherapy says patients have had their expectations raised unfairly by a change in the law last year
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Teenager one of first UK patients to receive Proton Beam Therapy
Mason Kettley, a 15-year-old boy, is set to become one of the first patients in the UK to receive proton beam therapy at Manchester’s Christie hospital
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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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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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Kings College Hospital appoints our first Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Neuro-Oncology team at King’s College Hospital are excited to welcome Charlotte Robinson into the first low grade glioma CNS post in the UK
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Supporting Trustedoctor’s virtual platform allowing brain tumour patients access to world leading doctors
We are delighted to be officially supporting Trustedoctor who have launched the world’s first virtual platform to link patients with leading brain tumour specialists around the world
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A neurosurgeon’s view
Trainee neurosurgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Yasir Chowdhury, shines a light on day-to-day life in one of the most complex and dangerous areas of surgery and shares his hopes for finding a cure for brain tumours
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A new, non-disruptive brain surgery technology is now being used in London
BrainPath is a surgical technique that uses the brain’s own tissue folds to tract a path to the tumour site. It is designed to be minimally invasive.
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Glasgow’s £32m Imaging Centre of Excellence has now opened
The Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE), was opened last Wednesday at the University of Glasgow, with the aim to be a global hub for precision medicine.
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King’s College Hospital trials Virtual Reality MRI scanner app to help patients
Researcher and clinicians at King’s College Hospital in London are trialling a Virtual Reality (VR) app to help children due to undergo an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
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Working with NHS England to improve access to Clinical Nurse Specialists
The Brain Tumour Charity have collaborated with NHS England to better understand the role of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Keyworkers who work with people affected by brain tumours.
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Walton Centre in Liverpool given top ranking by health watchdog
We’d like to offer our congratulations to all at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, which has just been awarded a rare ‘outstanding’ rating by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission.
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Guy’s Hospital opens ‘world-class’ cancer centre in London
Guy’s Hospital opened a new £160 million cancer centre in London yesterday.
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Cancer doctors call for GPs’ increased awareness of chemotherapy effects on teens and young adults
Cambridge University cancer doctors, all associated with Cambridge University have called for improved awareness of long term side effects of chemotherapy treatment.
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NHS England to double pioneering form of robotic radiosurgery
The targeted radiotherapy treatment will be offered to more than 6,200 patients a year by 2018/19 as part of NHS England’s Cancer Strategy.