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After 14 years in remission, my brain tumour grew back just before Covid
In lockdown, I fulfilled my life-time dream of writing a children’s book as my legacy. Now I want it to raise money to help find a cure to save other families our heartache.
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Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce report calls for urgent action on faster diagnosis
The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) is calling for focus, prioritisation and investment in order to speed up the detection and diagnosis of the UK’s deadliest cancers.
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Launching our ‘Restart Research’ appeal as part of The Big Give
For one week only, from midday on Tuesday 18 August, your donations can be doubled – meaning your gift will have twice the impact on our efforts to get research in the lab back on track.
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Great minds come together for new charity t-shirt collection
The Brain Tumour Charity is today launching its first range of t-shirts, in partnership with ethical and sustainable clothing brand Teemill, to champion and support the ‘Great Minds’ of the people within our unique community.
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Shining a light on the differences between glioblastoma cells
A new publication from one of our research projects shines a light on the differences between the cells in the middle/core of a glioblastoma (GBM) compared to the cells spreading/infiltrating into healthy brain around the tumour.
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Raising the profile of brain tumours with the Scottish Government
As a key member of the LSCT, we met with the Scottish Government’s Cancer Policy Team for a virtual roundtable on Monday 6 July
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Get your chemotherapy questions answered at our virtual Q&A
The Q&A will be held in BRIAN, our online app for people affected by a brain tumour. It’s free to attend and easy to sign up.
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Pressure for government response to funding research into brain tumours gathers momentum
Several high profile stories and a grandmother’s petition reaches this week’s PMQs and brain tumours are scheduled for a parliamentary debate
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Life after shielding
After being told she no longer needs to shield, Grace Latter tells us how she’s coping with her new-found freedom.
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Grab those controllers, it’s Game Over for Brain Tumours
Today we launch our virtual gaming fundraising campaign
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Picking up the pace of meningioma research
Dr Gelareh Zadeh is leading research in Canada which will help predict the risk of meningioma regrowth.
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Data is critical
Sarah Lindsell and Professor Ashkan discuss the difference BRIAN will make to researchers and healthcare professionals in helping to diagnose, treat and manage brain tumours
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The Brain Tumour Charity and Meningioma UK are to merge
Accelerated by the impact of COVID-19 which has seen demand for support services soar, the merger is the latest move towards consolidation in a sector historically populated with small charities, many of them founder-led.
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Covid-19: How has it impacted our community and what our support services are doing to help
The ongoing pandemic has hit our community of people affected by a brain tumour diagnosis hard.
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Announcing our new multi-million pound investment into research
Many things are uncertain right now, but our commitment to research isn’t one of them.
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My inspiration to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for The Lewis Moody Foundation
Life challenges you. Some challenges are chosen. Some are not. Over two years ago one of the hardest challenges I have ever had to face took the floor from under me. One of my closest friends became unwell. She was to and fro from doctors for a while trying to decipher the cause of the […]
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Improving patient experience is our priority
The recent National Cancer Patient Experience Survey highlighted, once again, that those diagnosed with a brain tumour have one of the worst experiences of all cancer patients.
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Grandmother’s petition for research reaches milestone 100,000
Fiona started the petition to call the Government to tackle hard to treat childhood cancers after her grandson died from a brain tumour.
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Get your free bandana on…but not as you know it
We’ve a limited stock of our iconic bandanas up for grabs to repurpose into COVID-19 facemasks.
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Our free research webinars bring the research community together in lockdown.
The Brain Tumour Charity is curating and facilitating a series of 60-minute webinars for researchers. The webinars feature experts in the brain tumour field speaking on a wide range of current topics.
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Preparing for the roundtable with the Scottish Government’s Cancer Policy Team
Last Monday we met with our partners in the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT), in preparation for a virtual roundtable with the Scottish Government’s Cancer Policy team next week.
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Listen to our High Profile Supporter Hal Cruttenden’s podcast
Award-winning graphic designer’s ‘100 Stories’ podcast features Hal.
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Focused ultrasound shows early promise in glioblastoma brain tumours
Researchers are pioneering a promising use of focused ultrasound against glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumour.
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Announcing our partnership with Public Health England
This pioneering analytical partnership with Public Health England’s National Disease Registration Service will lead to us collaborating much more closely, in order to improve the availability of brain tumour information for the benefit of our community.