Coronavirus and brain tumours – videos
We know that there will be a number of concerns from our community related to the coronavirus and how it can affect you following a brain tumour diagnosis. So we wanted to bring you the answers to a few questions on video from our brain tumour specialists to help you worry a little less. We’ve put your questions about coronavirus to our brain tumour experts, watch their responses below:
Please note: guidance in the videos below was correct at the time of filming during the begininning of thepandemic. Some Government restrictions and guidance may have changed multiple times since filming.

Palliative care and coronavirus
In this video Dr Anthony Byrne who is a palliative care consultant and clinical director of the Marie Curie palliative care research centre in Cardiff and Emma Wood from our Support Team answer some key questions around how coronavirus may affect palliative care for brain tumour patients.
Professor Ashkan was recently featured in the news for successfully removing a brain tumour with the patient playing the violin during the procedure in a UK-first.
Watch the news report here
Please note: guidance in the videos below was correct at the time of filming during the begininning of the pandemic. Some Government restrictions and guidance may have changed multiple times since filming.

Latest updates
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- Northern Ireland: Public Health Agency
Tips from our community
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