Tag: glioblastoma
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Alastair’s Story: Part One – Crossing a Threshold
In this four-part series, Ali Travis, who was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma at just 32, shares his beautifully written and, somehow, positive experience of coming to terms with his diagnosis.
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Alastair’s Story: Part Two – A robot called Stealth
In his second guest blog post, Ali Travers describes coming to terms with his diagnosis and explaining it to his loved ones.
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Alastair’s Story: Part Three – A Battle We’ll Lose
In the third of a four-part series, Ali Travis, who is living with a high-grade glioma, shares his experience of coming to terms with his diagnosis.
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Alastair’s Story: Part Four – Best Year of my Life
In the last of this four-part series, Ali Travis explains how being diagnosed with cancer taught him that “a good life cut short, is still a good life.”
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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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Trial finds DCVax-L can prolong the lives of those living with a Glioblastoma
A major phase III clinical trial has found that novel treatment DCVax®-L can prolong the lives of people diagnosed with a new or recurrent glioblastoma.
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Sky is the limit for daughter who lost her mum to a brain tumour
A daughter who cared for her mum after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour is taking on a sponsored skydive to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity to help fund vital research to find a cure for the disease.
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We respond to “promising” survival data from phase III trial of DCVax®-L
We respond to preliminary overall survival data from phase III clinical trial that suggests DCVax-L may help extend survival for patients with newly-diagnosed or recurrent glioblastomas.
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Fitness fan fundraises following shock diagnosis.
A fitness fan was diagnosed with a brain tumour after collapsing when he returned home after his daily walk during the first lockdown.
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Dad with terminal brain tumour says losing driving licence was toughest part.
A dad with a terminal brain tumour says losing his driving license was incredibly difficult as it took away his independence and role in the family.
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“We thought Dad had brain fog after his Covid vaccination.”
Laura Hobbs lost her 72-year-old dad to an aggressive brain tumour just 25 days after having symptoms the family originally thought were a reaction to the Covid vaccination.
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Family live by dad’s life lessons after shock diagnosis and loss.
A family who lost their dad and husband to an aggressive brain tumour just days after diagnosis has shared how his influence lives on through his ‘life lessons’.
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‘Positivity helps me to lead a happy life following my GBM diagnosis’.
A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour seven years ago is crediting a positive mental attitude to helping her to navigate daily life alongside the condition.
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Telomeres- a cancer cell’s fountain of youth
If we can find a way to interrupt a cancer cell’s ability to keep dividing, we may have a key to stopping tumours growing. Researchers, Dr Wong and Dr Voon ,tells us about the discovery they made into a tumour’s ability to continuously divide.
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Stem cells are teaching us about glioblastoma
New research shows that stem cells may be primed to activate. This early stage research could lead us to the reason glioblastomas recur so quickly.
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I set up a jewellery company in memory of my boyfriend who died from a brain tumour
Danielle Paparone and her boyfriend Jake, 24, were enjoying life in their native Australia when a shock diagnosis robbed Jake of his life and his loved ones of their dreams of what life with him would become.
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Shining a light on the differences between glioblastoma cells
A new publication from one of our research projects shines a light on the differences between the cells in the middle/core of a glioblastoma (GBM) compared to the cells spreading/infiltrating into healthy brain around the tumour.
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Changes to treatment – Daniel’s story
Daniel shares his story of his brain tumour diagnosis and how his treatment and care has been affected by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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Loose Women and Benidorm star Sherrie Hewson opens her heart about brother’s brain cancer diagnosis
Actress reveals her family heartache as she becomes an ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity to help raise awareness about brutal disease
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Announcing our research partnership investment with CRUK
Scottish scientist set to receive over £6 million from Cancer Research UK and The Brain Tumour Charity to find new ways to treat glioblastoma, one of the hardest types of cancer to treat.
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Analysis shows Deputax-M is unsuccessful
Deputax-M failed to meet its target overall survival during an interim analysis of a phase 3 clinical trial in glioblastoma
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Nivolumab fails to meet its target
Nivolumab, an immunotherapy drug, has been unsuccessful in improving overall survival in a phase 3 clinical trial when tested in newly diagnosed glioblastoma with unmethylated MGMT
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New treatments for diffuse midline gliomas
A new type of drug that targets a particular protein could become the first ever treatment designed for children with diffuse midline gliomas (formerly known as DIPG)
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Hal raises dough for research
Interviewed by our Young Ambassador, Grace Latter, Hal Cruttenden opens up about his mum’s diagnosis and why he supports the work we do