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UX Expert Volunteers Precious Time and Expertise
In memory of her sister, lost to a brain tumour, a former director at Bunnyfoot, Becs Gill, is providing invaluable insights to our website redesign and BRIAN projects pro bono as volunteering work.
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Random act of kindness results in donation!
A fireworks tribute in memory of Natalie Kate Harding from Coventry has led to a generous donation to help us defeat brain tumours.
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Ulixertinib may change childhood brain tumour treatment
New research suggests that ulixertinib may offer one of the first targeted therapies for the most common form of brain tumour in children.
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Seven-Year-Old’s Hit Single Gets Serious Celebrity Buzz
A year on from his surgery, seven-year-old Ravi Adelekan has brought together a star-studded cast of celebrities and musicians to create a charity musical performance of The Greatest Showman’s “A Million Dreams” alongside Bastille, Paloma Faith, Mary Berry, Coldplay and Damon Albarn
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Our Young Ambassadors take over BBC Radio 2!
On Friday 18th November, The Brain Tumour Charity’s Young Ambassadors turned DJs for an hour as they took over BBC Radio 2 as part of the BBC Children in Need Radio 2 takeover day, hosted by Scott Mills.
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Trial finds DCVax-L may prolong the lives of those living with a glioblastoma
A major phase III clinical trial has found that novel treatment DCVax®-L may prolong the lives of people diagnosed with a new or recurrent glioblastoma.
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We respond to national roll-out of fast-track cancer testing in England
NHS England has announced a national roll-out of ‘fast-track testing’ to help detect cancer
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Parents mark £10,000 fundraising milestone after loss of son, Khushil, to a brain tumour
Namrata and Bhavesh Pandya, from Harrow, are calling for more research into DIPG brain tumours
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What is the 10-Year Cancer Plan?
The 10-year Cancer Plan for England aims to set out a vision and long term approach for cancer services in England until 2032
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“Learning to live with a brain tumour is challenging but you just have to stay positive and try to make the most of every day.”
Double vision and frightening flashing black and white lights inspired a young woman to head to A&E for an emergency scan. She just knew something was wrong.
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A huge thank you to all our fundraisers!
Autumn is busy time of year for our fundraisers! With so many big events taking place, we wanted to say a huge thank you to you all!
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The Brain Tumour Charity wins Charity of the Year at the JustGiving Awards!
We wanted to say a huge thank you to all our supporters for helping us win.
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Driving and brain tumours
We know from speaking to our community, that the legalities and processes of driving once you have a brain tumour diagnosis is a topic that is raised frequently and is understandably, a source of frustration for many people. We hope that this guide will provide some guidance and support to help make this as smooth as possible.
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World-leading expert appointed as The Brain Tumour Charity neuro-oncology chair at University of Manchester
We are delighted to announce the appointment of the first-ever The Brain Tumour Charity Chair of Translational Neuro-Oncology at The University of Manchester’s Cancer Research Centre (MCRC).
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Getting radical with the brain tumour community!
We recently held our “What if…?” workshops as part of the development our our new organisational strategy – Beyond Brain Tumours.
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Navigating the path unknown –James’ story.
James was first diagnosed with a brain tumour after having a seizure in 2018. Since then, he has had two awake craniotomies and a string of treatment types. Here, he shares his story on how he has navigated the uncertainty which came with it all.
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Headline Findings from the Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2021
The Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2021 results show that brain cancer has the lowest rating of care across all cancer sites
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Mum diagnosed with brain tumour after visiting optician supports our campaign.
A mum-of-two who had surgery to remove a brain tumour counts herself as lucky after her optician encouraged her to have her symptoms investigated.
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Involvement Champion Attends the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer
Phillipa Anders, an Involvement Champion at The Brain Tumour Charity, shares her experience attending the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer
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“I should have seen my GP earlier but I knew nothing about brain tumours.”
Jade Mcmaster, 31, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after having a seizure whilst she was on a petrol station forecourt.
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“It’s shocking that it took me 15 years to get an accurate diagnosis.”
Natasha Tims, 30, from Chard spent the first years of her life plagued by the symptoms of an undiagnosed brain tumour.
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“I spent my teenage years living with an undiagnosed brain tumour.”
Molly Day, 25, from Birmingham spent nearly 12 years of her life living with the undiagnosed symptoms of a brain tumour.
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Supporter with brain tumour highlights importance of having symptoms checked.
A woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year is encouraging people to get checked if they have symptoms.
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We respond to new NHS waiting times for suspected brain cancer
NHS data shows waiting time targets for suspected brain cancer in England were missed for the fifth time in last six months.