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A Dundee University student has been spearheading a series of fundraising events to support The Brain Tumour Charity after two of his close friends were diagnosed with the condition.

After years of her family thinking Annabelle Ginn was just “a clumsy kid”, a scan revealed she had a tennis ball-sized brain tumour

Lewis’s team of 11 enter day three of their epic trek to the South Pole for HeadSmart.

Lewis Moody, former England Rugby Captain, is preparing with an elite team for an expedition to the remotest region of Antarctica.

The launch aims to reach over a million teenagers through the innovative social App.

HeadSmart were ‘all fired up’ after learning from Saturdays’ singer Rochelle Humes they had been voted the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded health project.

HeadSmart is a finalist in the National Lottery Awards ‘Best Health Project’ category

Claire Lloyd came across our HeadSmart website, which lists the most common signs of childhood brain tumours, after her nine-year-old son Jack had been vomiting regularly during the day for more than a week.

HeadSmart has already helped cut the average diagnosis time for a childhood brain tumour in the UK from more than 13 weeks to 6.5 weeks.

Late diagnosis is common for people diagnosed with a brain tumour. 53% of high grade brain tumours were diagnosed as an emergency in 2013 – more than any other cancer.

Fantastic progress has been made last week with over 25,000 HeadSmart symptoms cards distributed to 46 schools across Bournemouth.

Brain tumour patients are more likely to be diagnosed via a hospital A&E department than those with any other type of tumour, new figures show.

Cancer Research UK have released some figures that demonstrate how getting a cancer diagnosis in a timely manner varies across the UK.

Last Friday Cancer Research highlighted statistics which reiterate the importance of a fast and simple diagnosis for people with cancer.