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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.
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Interview with co-founder of Black in Cancer, Sigourney Bell – part two.
The second part of our interview with Sigourney Bell, a third-year PHD candidate at the CRUK Cambridge Institute and co-Founder of Black in Cancer.
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Interview with co-founder of Black in Cancer, Sigourney Bell – part one.
We spoke with Sigourney Bell, a third-year PHD candidate at the CRUK Cambridge Institute and co-Founder of Black in Cancer, about her experiences as a researcher.
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Trailblazing Manchester squash event to raise funds and awareness
The second running of the Northern Joe Cup at Fairways Lodge and Cheetham Hill squash clubs in North Manchester, takes place From the 29th July to the 2nd of August
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Graham Norton appointed as our Interim CEO
The Brain Tumour Charity has announced today that Graham Norton has been appointed as Interim CEO, after Alex Lochrane stepped down from his role as CEO.
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Family share how they are coping with dad’s incurable brain tumour.
A family has shared how they are preparing themselves, including their teenage children, for losing their father after he was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
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Launching our new signs and symptoms campaign
We are really excited to launch our new campaign, Better Safe than Tumour, to raise awareness of the common signs and symptoms in both children and adults.
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The Platinum Champions Awards are in honour of Her Majesty The Queen and launched by the Royal Voluntary Service in 2022!
The Platinum Champions Awards are in honour of Her Majesty The Queen and launched by the Royal Voluntary Service in 2022. Two recipients of this prestigious awards are key supporters of The Brain Tumour Charity; Heather Dearie and Iain McLean.
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The need for more research participation opportunities
Every patient should have the opportunity to help contribute to the overall goal of meeting the needs of everyone affected by a brain tumour.