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Simple cake recipes from the community
These simple cake recipes from the brain tumour community are great inspiration for your Big Bake this September!
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Potential new paediatric glioma treatment on the horizon
We will be working with NICE as they assess a new paediatric glioma treatment and ensuring the community has its voice heard as part of this process.
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Quest for Cures funding announcement
We are pleased to announce that we have awarded £4.5 million to three new, exciting research initiatives.
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Top tips for sharing your fundraising page
Follow our top tips for sharing your fundraising page to boost your fundraising and take it to the next level.
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Three Peaks Cycle Challenge 2023
Follow Richard and his friend Will as they take on the ultimate Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Richard’s mother, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2019.
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My journey as a Young Ambassador – Guest post by Lauren Nicholls
Lauren, one of our Young Ambassadors has written about her experience of living with a brain tumour and working with The Charity.
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“There needs to be a better roadmap for glioblastoma recurrence”
Laura Smallbone’s husband, Peter, died on 8th July 2022 after his glioblastoma recurred and there were no remaining treatment options available.
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To our 2023 London Marathon team – thank you!
Discover how our 2023 London Marathon team got on, and how their fundraising will help accelerate change for everyone diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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What do we know about brain tumour waiting times in 2023: six months in
We explore NHS England data to find out what it means for brain tumour waiting times in the first six months of 2023.
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Where are the gaps in brain tumour care?
Your responses to our Improving Brain Tumour Care surveys have helped us understand what gaps exist in brain tumour care – here’s how we’re filling those gaps.
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Braving the Shave to raise funds!
Siobhan and family turned a group headshave into a Family Fun Day and raised nearly £12k!
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Exploring the results of the Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2022
Results show that brain cancer has the lowest rating of care across all cancer types.
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“I really believe that football has the power to uplift you at the darkest times and unite you, no matter where you are in the world.”
Adrian Conoboy MBE is the Founder and Director of We Can Kick It, a charity that harnesses the power of football to help children cope with cancer. In this post, he explains how his own brain tumour diagnosis inspired We Can Kick It.
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Becoming “Brainbabe”! Sophie’s Story
Since her diagnosis, Sophie and friends have done some incredible fundraising. Learn about how she became Brainbabe!
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10 top tips for hosting a Big Bake at your workplace
Our hottest tips for hosting your workplace bake sale and raising lots of dough to help support families affected by a brain tumour.
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10 top tips for hosting a Big Bake in your community
Our hottest tips for hosting your community bake sale and raising lots of dough to help support families affected by a brain tumour.
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Our favourite Big Bake recipes – Deliciously Ella’s Apricot and Coconut Bites
Deliciously Ella kindly contributed this recipe to help us move further, faster towards the world that Baroness Tessa Jowell imagined when she campaigned for the needs of those affected by brain tumours.
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Our favourite Big Bake recipes – Harriet’s Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Plait!
You don’t need a sweet tooth, to enjoy a bite of The Big Bake cherry with a savoury stunner like Harriet’s Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Plait!
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Our favourite Big Bake recipes – Lizzie’s Raspberry Cupcakes!
Full of fruity goodness and optional chocolate chips (are chocolate chips every really optional?)
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Extreme Fundraising for a cure
Have you ever thought about taking on an extreme fundraising challenge but was never sure where to start? Take inspiration from some of our incredible community who have gone to the extreme when it comes to accelerating a cure for brain tumours.
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Half-marathon swim in support of friend’s brain tumour battle
Warwick Ashburner, from Preston, swam 13.2 miles in Coniston Water – to raise funds and awareness of brain tumours
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Widening the debate around treatment
We praise the launch of OurBrainBank’s new policy report and share how it ties in with our research strategy and innovations around treatment for glioblastomas.
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Scientists at the Everest Centre to transform treatments for childhood brain tumours
Experts at University College London, Queen Mary University of London and Great Ormond Street Hospital are to develop pioneering treatments for children diagnosed with low-grade brain tumours.
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Being a neuro-oncology nurse – Guest Post by Ingela Oberg
In this guest post, Ingela Oberg, an adult neuro-oncology nurse manager at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, explains why she went into medicine and what her role entails.