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Fantastic Father’s Day Charity Gifts!
Do you want to give your dad or father figure a gift that means that much more this year? Then check out these brilliant charity gifts for Father’s Day!
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Grab this gear for Snowdon by Night 2023!
Are you doing our Snowdon by Night challenge this year? Here’s some got-to-have gear that you don’t want to set off without!
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London Marathon look back – Camilla’s Story
Five weeks after the London Marathon, Camilla, who is undergoing treatment for a glioblastoma brain tumour, looks back on a race she thought she might not be able to start, let alone finish.
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Remembering Laura Nuttall
It is with the utmost sadness for everyone in our community and everyone who knew her that we learn of the passing of Laura Nuttall.
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One Song Per Cycle – Josh’s Story
US musician Josh explains how making music is helping him navigate chemotherapy treatment for a brain tumour.
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Newcastle family to complete their “Walk to Disney” challenge
Dad James, and children Molly and Oliver, began their virtual challenge in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity last October – walking over 4,000 miles from Newcastle to Florida in Sarah’s memory. They will take their final steps in Disney World, Florida, on May 23rd, Sarah’s birthday.
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Volunteering at the Charity – Baljit’s story
Baljit Ahluwalia, one of our Involvement Volunteers, attended a fundraising event held by the Atwal Family. Here’s her account of what happened.
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What the new NHS drive to quicken diagnosis times means for us
NHS England has asked hospitals to work towards a 10 day turnaround for delivering diagnosis results but what does this mean for our community and what more can be done to improve diagnosis times for those affected by brain tumours?
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Our partnership with Wickes begins with a bang!
Team members from the home improvement retailer Wickes have been busy raising funds for The Brain Tumour Charity in stores across the UK.
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ARISTOCRAT – a pioneering trial using a cannabinoid-based drug to treat brain tumours
A major UK clinical trial of an oral spray containing cannabinoids to treat the most aggressive brain tumour has opened at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.
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Mummy Has a Lump helps parents talk to children about cancer
“Mummy Has a Lump”, inspired by Simone’s own brain tumour diagnosis, is now listed as a resource on our website.
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Managing my memory- Insight and top tips from our young ambassador, Rebecca.
Recently we were lucky enough to have some time with our wonderful Young Ambassador Rebecca, to explore what being a teenager with a Brain Tumour was like for her.
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“Research into brain tumours is crucially important”
Ben Johnson, 24, from Islington, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in November 2019, after suffering a seizure while at university in London.
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Our Time Art Exhibition: a wrap up
We look back at this extraordinary exhibition of art, which helped tell the stories of those affected by a brain tumour and raised vital awareness and funds to accelerate change!
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The Brain Tumour Charity appoints new Interim CEO
The Brain Tumour Charity has announced today that Beth Worrall has been appointed as Interim CEO
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Spotlight on London Marathon Runners
Get to know some of the brave people who will be running the 2023 London Marathon in support of The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Raising the importance of Faster Diagnosis in Westminster
During Brain Tumour Awareness Month, we visited Westminster and met with MPs to campaign for faster diagnosis of brain tumours.
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Living with a pilocytic astrocytoma – Jerome’s story
Jerome van Leeuwen, age 42, originally from The Netherlands and now living in Fife, Scotland was first diagnosed with a pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumour when he was just two years old, it later returned in his 30s.
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Better Safe Than Tumour comes to Holyrood
We visited Scottish Parliament during Brain Tumour Awareness Month to promote Better Safe Than Tumour – our awareness campaign!
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You took strides to change lives at The Twilight Walk – thank you!
We want to say a huge thank you and congratulations to everyone who was a part of The Twilight Walk 2023 this March.
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Our Celebrating You 2023 award winners
Last night was our Celebrating You 2023 awards ceremony and we wanted to let the world know who took home an award.
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Funding for state-of-the-art research into new brain tumour treatments begins
The Charity is supporting innovative research at the University of Sheffield, many years on from funding its very first research project there.
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Launching our new Fighting for Faster Diagnosis report
Today marks the launch of our new report explaining the urgent need for faster diagnosis of brain tumours and how policymakers can help make this happen.
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Remembering Tom
On the anniversary of Tom Parker passing from his brain tumour we stand united with the whole community in paying tribute