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.

The ongoing pandemic has hit our community of people affected by a brain tumour diagnosis hard.

Many things are uncertain right now, but our commitment to research isn’t one of them.

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 […]

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.

Fiona started the petition to call the Government to tackle hard to treat childhood cancers after her grandson died from a brain tumour.

We’ve a limited stock of our iconic bandanas up for grabs to repurpose into COVID-19 facemasks.

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.

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.

Award-winning graphic designer’s ‘100 Stories’ podcast features Hal.

Researchers are pioneering a promising use of focused ultrasound against glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumour.

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.

Researchers have developed a new ‘liquid biopsy’ blood test to diagnose brain tumours, which could reduce the need for invasive procedures.

COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis which has had a profound impact on health and care services across the UK and will continue to have an impact for the months and years to come.

The human genome contains nearly 22,000 genes and various studies have explored the nearly 2% of DNA that creates proteins. Far less is known about the remaining 98% of DNA that does not encode protein.

Oliver Highway was diagnosed with a Grade 4 Glioblastoma (GBM) in 2012. Glioblastoma’s are some of the most devastating types of brain tumour, with average survival time being just 12-18 months, with minimal treatment options. Just 5% of patients survive longer than 5 years. Oliver is one of this 5%, now in his 8th year […]

A new machine learning approach can classify gliomas, a common type of brain tumour, into low or high grades with almost 98% accuracy, researchers report in the journal IEEE Access.

Our Head of Talent, Laura Smith, shares her thoughts on the daunting prospect of returning to work after the covid-19 pandemic.

The demand for support services has increased during the Coronavirus crisis, throwing into stark contrast the need for support for so many people facing a brain tumour diagnosis and treatment.

To celebrate Carers Week, Sara Challice, who cared for her husband Neal for 13 years after his brain tumour diagnosis, shares her top tips to help carers look after their own wellbeing.

With BRIAN you can track your brain tumour experience and donate your data to help accelerate a cure. But did you know BRIAN can support you in many other ways too?

Australia is joining the clinical trial to test a new treatment in children with brain cancer. The trial will be led by Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Funding support to improve lives- the new Relationship Counselling Service Sharing a strong, healthy relationship with your partner has numerous proven health benefits. And that’s something that’s particularly important when you or your loved one have been diagnosed with a brain tumour. And so, we are proud to announce, that thanks to the incredible work […]

Around 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, tests or treatment because of disruptions to the NHS, according to new analysis by Cancer Research UK.