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Young girl’s epilepsy scan found a rare brain tumour
Abbie, a young girl from Nottingham was diagnosed with a rare pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma brain tumour during a routine MRI scan for epilepsy.
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Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day
Wednesday 11 January was the second ever Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day. And, we were all over the UK representing our aim of finding a cure faster!
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Who made the Celebrating You 2023 shortlists?
Check out our shortlist announcement to find out who’ll be competing for the prizes at our Celebrating You 2023 Awards.
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On the path to wellness: how walking helps you and others!
Wellness is currently a buzzword in the world of health. But what does it actually mean?
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Hal Cruttenden treks the Sahara for charity!
Internationally renowned comedian, Hal Cruttenden, takes on the 100 km Sahara Trek in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity
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Cycling for charity: Brothers do London to Riga in memory of dad
Two brothers, cycling for charity, rode over 2000 km from London, England to Riga, Latvia in memory of their dad.
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All-women’s rowing team take on the Atlantic for charity
The women’s rowing team of three will be rowing over 3,000 nautical miles in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge.
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Two Charities; One Goal. We’ve Partnered with OSCAR’s!
OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity joins forces with The Brain Tumour Charity to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours.
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Amazing in-memory fundraising by the Christian White Memorial Fund
Christian’s family and friends have been tireless in their efforts to raise money for glioblastoma research in his memory
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Childhood medulloblastoma origin uncovered, opening new doors for treatment
Researchers have found the origin of group 3 and 4 childhood medulloblastoma, which could help develop new treatments for children diagnosed with one of the most common forms of cancerous brain tumour.
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You could win Tom Daley knitted designs!
Olympian, activist and now knitwear designer Tom Daley has donated four items created and worn exclusively for his new book, Made with Love, with proceeds kindly going to charity – a cause close to his heart.
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UX Expert Volunteers Precious Time and Expertise
In memory of her sister, lost to a brain tumour, a former director at Bunnyfoot, Becs Gill, is providing invaluable insights to our website redesign and BRIAN projects pro bono as volunteering work.
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Random act of kindness results in donation!
A fireworks tribute in memory of Natalie Kate Harding from Coventry has led to a generous donation to help us defeat brain tumours.
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Ulixertinib may change childhood brain tumour treatment
New research suggests that ulixertinib may offer one of the first targeted therapies for the most common form of brain tumour in children.
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Seven-Year-Old’s Hit Single Gets Serious Celebrity Buzz
A year on from his surgery, seven-year-old Ravi Adelekan has brought together a star-studded cast of celebrities and musicians to create a charity musical performance of The Greatest Showman’s “A Million Dreams” alongside Bastille, Paloma Faith, Mary Berry, Coldplay and Damon Albarn
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Our Young Ambassadors take over BBC Radio 2!
On Friday 18th November, The Brain Tumour Charity’s Young Ambassadors turned DJs for an hour as they took over BBC Radio 2 as part of the BBC Children in Need Radio 2 takeover day, hosted by Scott Mills.
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Trial finds DCVax-L may prolong the lives of those living with a glioblastoma
A major phase III clinical trial has found that novel treatment DCVax®-L may prolong the lives of people diagnosed with a new or recurrent glioblastoma.
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We respond to national roll-out of fast-track cancer testing in England
NHS England has announced a national roll-out of ‘fast-track testing’ to help detect cancer
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Parents mark £10,000 fundraising milestone after loss of son, Khushil, to a brain tumour
Namrata and Bhavesh Pandya, from Harrow, are calling for more research into DIPG brain tumours
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What is the 10-Year Cancer Plan?
The 10-year Cancer Plan for England aims to set out a vision and long term approach for cancer services in England until 2032
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“Learning to live with a brain tumour is challenging but you just have to stay positive and try to make the most of every day.”
Double vision and frightening flashing black and white lights inspired a young woman to head to A&E for an emergency scan. She just knew something was wrong.
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A huge thank you to all our fundraisers!
Autumn is busy time of year for our fundraisers! With so many big events taking place, we wanted to say a huge thank you to you all!
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The Brain Tumour Charity wins Charity of the Year at the JustGiving Awards!
We wanted to say a huge thank you to all our supporters for helping us win.
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Driving and brain tumours
We know from speaking to our community, that the legalities and processes of driving once you have a brain tumour diagnosis is a topic that is raised frequently and is understandably, a source of frustration for many people. We hope that this guide will provide some guidance and support to help make this as smooth as possible.