Category: Support

Dr Paul Brennan explores when is a headache ‘just a headache’ and when could it signal a brain tumour?

We are proud to unveil our latest animation, My Brother has a Brain Tumour. The animation has been designed to help children come to terms with the diagnosis of a sibling and aims to improve life today for families affected.

Colorado parents Ryan and Amy Green, have developed That Dragon, Cancer, an interactive videogame experience that documents their 5 year old son, Joel and his struggle and death from a rare form of paediatric brain tumour.

Our survey looking at quality of life issues in children, young people and families has been extended to ensure our findings have the biggest possible impact, we’d like closer to 500.

An American not-for-profit organisation is recruiting students to join their cancer support fellowship TaketheFight

Thousands of brain tumour patients in the UK are struggling to cope financially and emotionally in the face of ignorance about the disease, says a report out today (Monday July 20).

We interviewed Anna Crofton, Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Walton Centre, who regularly exchanges experiences and ideas with a wider network of healthcare professionals. (Thursday 09 July)

We are supporting Carers Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities.

Together with the team at Southampton General Hospital, we held our very first Paediatric Information Day last Saturday.

Death. There, we’ve said it. Stark. Frightening. Taboo. We won’t – or can’t – talk about dying. Only by shattering this taboo and, as a society, openly discussing it, can we dilute that fear.

This is a guest post by Hatton James Legal, an employment law specialist based in Birmingham.