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Spotlight on supporter group, Kirsty’s Crusaders
Kirsty’s Dad Chris, 75, took on a 50 mile walk over 5 days – to mark what would have been her 50th birthday.
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Pioneering new cancer vaccine planned in England
The government have signed an agreement with German pharmaceutical company BioNTech to ensure their innovative vaccine research comes to England.
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Woman’s brain tumour diagnosis inspired her to become a neuro nurse
Kate Baker, a Neuro Critical Care Nurse from Essex, advocates for the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of brain tumours after her own brain tumour diagnosis.
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Young girl’s epilepsy scan found a rare brain tumour
Abbie, a young girl from Nottingham was diagnosed with a rare pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma brain tumour during a routine MRI scan for epilepsy.
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Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day
Wednesday 11 January was the second ever Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day. And, we were all over the UK representing our aim of finding a cure faster!
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Who made the Celebrating You 2023 shortlists?
Check out our shortlist announcement to find out who’ll be competing for the prizes at our Celebrating You 2023 Awards.
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On the path to wellness: how walking helps you and others!
Wellness is currently a buzzword in the world of health. But what does it actually mean?
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Ollie’s challenge
I have recently finished the Cotswold Way, 102 mile walk starting from Chipping Campden down to Bath with a great friend Wayne Hoyle. We did it in stage’s for many reasons, mainly due to my regular chemotherapy mixed in with covid etc.. It was a challenge with many ascents and descents that I was never […]
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Hal Cruttenden treks the Sahara for charity!
Internationally renowned comedian, Hal Cruttenden, takes on the 100 km Sahara Trek in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity
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Cycling for charity: Brothers do London to Riga in memory of dad
Two brothers, cycling for charity, rode over 2000 km from London, England to Riga, Latvia in memory of their dad.
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Jon’s Amazon Survival Blog
Due to Covid, the trip had been postponed twice in 2020 and 2021 but finally the time had come…. Armed with all the essential information, kit and belongings, not to mention three years of hard training in the Gym, I was ready for the 10-day challenge. Making my way to the airport I was excited […]
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All-women’s rowing team take on the Atlantic for charity
The women’s rowing team of three will be rowing over 3,000 nautical miles in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge.
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Two Charities; One Goal. We’ve Partnered with OSCAR’s!
OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity joins forces with The Brain Tumour Charity to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours.
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Amazing in-memory fundraising by the Christian White Memorial Fund
Christian’s family and friends have been tireless in their efforts to raise money for glioblastoma research in his memory
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Childhood medulloblastoma origin uncovered, opening new doors for treatment
Researchers have found the origin of group 3 and 4 childhood medulloblastoma, which could help develop new treatments for children diagnosed with one of the most common forms of cancerous brain tumour.
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You could win Tom Daley knitted designs!
Olympian, activist and now knitwear designer Tom Daley has donated four items created and worn exclusively for his new book, Made with Love, with proceeds kindly going to charity – a cause close to his heart.
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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