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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.
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NHS England publish their Long-Term Workforce Plan
We look at what NHS England’s Long-Term Workforce Plan could mean for the brain tumour community.
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Ravi’s Dream hits £81,000 after a star-studded charity football match
Eight-year-old Ravi Adelekan’s latest fundraising event, a charity football day, raised over £3000, bringing his fundraising total to over £80,000!
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Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire raises over £11,000
The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire presented The Brain Tumour Charity founders with a cheque for £11,210 from their fundraiser event.
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For Laura – Guest post by Hannah Kinsell
In this guest post, Hannah reflects on the friendship she shared with Laura Nuttall.
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“I was told at 24 years old that I am terminally ill and given a prognosis. There’s no good way to cope with that.”
Mia Bowater-Wragg, 26, from Sheffield, received a glioblastoma diagnosis in March 2021, having first learned that she had a brain tumour in 2018.
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Young Ambassador hosts a memorial match for her dad
Madi Bayfield, a Young Ambassador and fundraiser for The Charity, organises a football match in memory of her dad, Mat.
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Dr Michele Afif appointed CEO at The Brain Tumour Charity
We’re excited to announce that we’ve appointed Dr Michele Afif as our new Chief Executive Officer.
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The Dell Technologies Management Challenge : Adventure Racing in the Brecon Beacons to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity
A team from The Brain Tumour Charity headed to the Black Mountains near Hay-on-Wye on June 9th, to boldly tackle the Dell Technologies Management Challenge with Run 4 Wales.
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Whole genome sequencing – what is it and how could it help?
Whole genome sequencing is the scientific term used when scientists sequence DNA.
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BRAIN MATRIX: Pioneering research to improve treatments for gliomas
Researchers at the University of Birmingham are paving the way to improve brain tumour treatment in a revolutionary study which collects detailed information about a person’s tumour.