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Driving down diagnosis times in Scotland
Our Optical Engagement Manager, Lorcan Butler, is delighted to be partnering with opticians and optometrists in Scotland to help diagnose brain tumours earlier.
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Mum fundraising after brain tumour nearly took her sight.
A pregnant mum-of-three, who feared that she would never see the face of her unborn son as a brain tumour was crushing her optic nerve, is fundraising to find a cure for the disease.
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Medulloblastoma drug effect only seen with molecular profiling
Modern molecular profiling of medulloblastomas recently highlighted a previously unrecognised treatment benefit in a major international clinical trial.
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Xander’s story.
A family spent the pandemic making memories with their four-year-old son who lost his life just a few months later to one of the most aggressive brain tumours his doctors had ever seen.
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August fundraising round up
Our supporters, fundraisers and partners are a truly inspirational bunch! From the corporate world to comedy and more, read about just some of the ways our community are raising funds and awareness – as well as challenging themselves to go further, faster for a cure.
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“If it wasn’t for our desperation, we wouldn’t have got a scan.”
Rhudi Baume-Kennedy, 20, explains how his experience of spending nine months trying to get a diagnosis for his symptoms has driven his support for The Charity’s work.
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Major UK trial to assess whether cannabis-based drug could extend life for thousands with aggressive brain tumours
A major UK trial of cannabis-based drug Sativex in treating the most aggressive form of brain tumour is to launch at 15 NHS hospitals, following promising results from a phase I study in 27 patients.
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MotorMouth hosts racing superstars for charity karting event
On Tuesday 10 August at Whilton Mill Karting Track, the motorsport community will unite for The Brain Tumour Charity
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Couple return from trip of a lifetime to shock brain tumour diagnosis.
An adventurous couple who had just spent two months of their retirement in Australia and New Zealand returned home just ahead of the Covid pandemic to receive a shock brain tumour diagnosis.
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A genetic mutation causing DMG and a potential drug to treat it
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M causes a devastating, incurable childhood cancer, known as diffuse midline glioma (DMG), and, in lab studies working with model cell types, successfully reverse its effects to slow cancer cell growth with a targeted drug.
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Dad’s pedal power following his daughter’s brain tumour diagnosis.
A dedicated dad has cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity after his daughter was diagnosed when she was studying at University.
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“I partied to forget about my brain tumour,” says University graduate.
A young woman has revealed how she turned to the party lifestyle to help deal with the emotional trauma she experienced when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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Keeping Up Momentum in Scotland
Back in April, we published our brain tumour manifesto ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections to lay out the action the next Scottish Government needs to take to deliver vital progress for those affected by a brain tumour in Scotland.
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“My dreams of being a professional footballer were dashed by my brain tumour.”
Rhys Holmes, 31 from Newport in South Wales, spent his childhood dreaming of playing football before his young hopes were dashed when he started having symptoms of what would be diagnosed as a brain tumour.
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“My son’s brain tumour reminded us that life is unpredictable,” says devoted mum.
The family of a young boy who had proton beam therapy following his brain tumour diagnosis have said that the pandemic actually helped with Noah’s recovery.
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Husband and dad shares the acute pain of losing his beloved wife to a brain tumour.
A husband has shared the grief he and their two children have experienced since losing his wife to a brain tumour just three months after her diagnosis.
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New MRI scans help monitor slow-growing tumours and guide treatment
A new MRI technique that enables doctors to better visualise what the brain is doing could identify specific areas of a slow-growing brain tumour that may be becoming more aggressive. New findings by scientists at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam suggest that visualising the whole tumour may be critical to identifying key changes and where patients may need more active treatment.
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“We could live again, albeit a different type of life,” says wife after husband’s diagnosis.
A loving wife who lost her husband of nearly 20 years to a brain tumour has shared the memories they made during their eight years together following his diagnosis.
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Grieving sister fundraising to find a cure for brain tumours.
A grieving sister says she will spend the rest of her life raising funds to find a cure for brain tumours after her sister died from the disease just three months after her diagnosis.
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29 cyclists take on 525km in 4 days
A mighty challenge in tribute to much loved father to raise funds for vital research
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More people have walked on the moon!
John Royden is undertaking quite an epic challenge in July to raise vital funds for The Brain Tumour Charity
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Majestic partners with The Brain Tumour Charity as Charity of the Year
Natalie Faulkner, who works in the Majestic Wine Stockport branch, was inspired to nominate the charity after her own brain tumour diagnosis.
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Telomeres- a cancer cell’s fountain of youth
If we can find a way to interrupt a cancer cell’s ability to keep dividing, we may have a key to stopping tumours growing. Researchers, Dr Wong and Dr Voon ,tells us about the discovery they made into a tumour’s ability to continuously divide.
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‘Brain tumour is just part of my life now’ says daughter as she returns to work.
An ambitious young woman has got back to the career she loves having been diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago.