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Supporting the Scottish brain tumour awareness and research petition
Launched by Fiona Govan, whose grandson died from a DIPG in 2017, the petition aims to accelerate research.
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Cancer registration statistics England released today
The number of brain tumours diagnosed among children has shown little change from the previous year, according to provisional, cancer registration data released by Public Health England (PHE).
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Steps being taken to address the NHS nursing shortage
Throughout the UK, the health service is in the midst of a considerable staffing shortfall, with the issue most acute in nursing.
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Taylor Swift reveals her mum is battling a brain tumour
As reported in the Metro this afternoon, Taylor’s mum Andrea, battling cancer for the second time, has a brain tumour.
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University of Manchester launches application for The Brain Tumour Charity Chair of Neuro-Oncology
This new role will establish and lead programmes in neuro-oncology and neuro-immunology, a step forward for our community.
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Meet our London Marathon runners – Nina’s story
Well I have just got back from my best run yet! It wasn’t my longest or fastest but definitely one that I will remember.
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A brain tumour turned mum into a stand-up comic
A meningioma diagnosed in 2014 turned Ruth, and the family’s life, upside down.
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How to apply for your free bus pass
Matt, who’s part of our Young Adult community, explains how a free bus pass is the key to his independence.
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Italian court rules that mobile phones cause brain tumours
Yesterday an Italian court upheld a ruling that prolonged use of mobile phones caused a man’s brain tumour despite worldwide research finding no link.
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“I’m running this for you, John!”
Rachel Waters, 49, from Leicester, decided to take on the London Landmarks Half Marathon when her husband John, then 52, was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma brain tumour in 2016.
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The headsouth team reach the South Pole!
On Sunday, Lewis Moody and the headsouth team finally reached the South Pole after 10 arduous days.
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Launch of The Big Bake
Get ready to crumble by baking a difference for everyone affected by brain tumours this March.
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New Welsh cancer statistics demonstrate the urgent need for more progress
The incidence of brain and central nervous system cancer in Wales has seen only a negligible drop from the previous year.
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AI beats humans at diagnosing brain cancer from tumour biopsies
Widely reported, the artificial intelligence diagnosis was faster than a pathologist, just…
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Falling out of bed saved my little girl’s life
After years of her family thinking Annabelle Ginn was just “a clumsy kid”, a scan revealed she had a tennis ball-sized brain tumour
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Get set for 2020
We share some of our top tips for taking care of your emotional, physical and psychological needs in 2020.
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The inspiration behind Lewis Moody’s incredible headsouth Antarctica expedition
Lewis’s team of 11 enter day three of their epic trek to the South Pole for HeadSmart.
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Brexit: what happens next?
Boris Johnson entered December’s general election promising to ‘get Brexit done’. The electorate gave him the opportunity to do so. Adrian Houghton, our Policy Officer, examines the current key issues still at stake for our community.
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Seven fun and easy games to help children with language difficulties
Games are often an easy way to support a child who is experiencing speech or language difficulties as a result of a brain tumour.
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Ground-breaking research technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhood brain tumours
Co-funded by us, Children with Cancer UK and Action Medical Research, the study from the University of Birmingham is the first of its kind.
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“Mum died from a brain tumour three hours before my wedding”
Becky Best had died from brain cancer at the age of 56, just three months after being diagnosed, after her daughter’s wedding was bought forward in the hope she’d be able to attend.
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“Doctors dismissed my symptoms as a cheese allergy!”
Desperately taping her eye open, Allana Prosser was determined to prove doctors wrong and see out of her right eye again after a devastating operation to remove a deadly brain tumour – months after it was misdiagnosed as a cheese allergy.
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“I had a stroke at 11 and doctors told my parents to take me home and wait for ‘the big one’!”
Parents were told to take their daughter home to die when she had a stroke at 11, but now she’s a thriving 18-year-old after they battled to find a treatment to save her.
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Support for our BRIAN online app increases
Our High Profile Supporters throw their weight behind the development of BRIAN.