Author: Glenn Saitch
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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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Getting radical with the brain tumour community!
We recently held our “What if…?” workshops as part of the development our our new organisational strategy – Beyond Brain Tumours.
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Interview with co-founder of Black in Cancer, Sigourney Bell – part two.
The second part of our interview with Sigourney Bell, a third-year PHD candidate at the CRUK Cambridge Institute and co-Founder of Black in Cancer.
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Interview with co-founder of Black in Cancer, Sigourney Bell – part one.
We spoke with Sigourney Bell, a third-year PHD candidate at the CRUK Cambridge Institute and co-Founder of Black in Cancer, about her experiences as a researcher.
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‘Noah’s Ark’ language test could help diagnose brain tumours earlier
Verbal fluency test to name animals found to identify those with persistent headaches who are more likely to have a brain tumour, and could help GPs decide who needs rapid imaging.
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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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Will’s Walk smashes fundraising target!
Will, an 11-year-old boy from Dorset, has doubled his fundraising target as he learns to walk again following a brain tumour diagnosis.
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Celebrate 25 years of The Brain Tumour Charity with our Founders
Join The Brain Tumour Charity’s Founders, Neil and Angela Dickson MBE, for an evening of dinner, dancing and an exciting silent auction in memory of their daughter Samantha Dickson
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One Cancer Voice sets out 10 tests for the new 10-year cancer plan
We have signed up to a consensus statement developed by One Cancer Voice, a collaborative group of over 50 cancer charities, welcoming the Government’s Call for Evidence to inform a new 10-year Cancer Plan and setting out 10 tests that the new 10-year Cancer Plan must meet if it is to be successful.
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Jessica Matteo opens her heart about how former Scotland, Liverpool and Leeds defender Dom’s brain cancer diagnosis has affected their lives.
Jessica is sharing their story in Brain Tumour Awareness Month to support The Brain Tumour Charity and highlight our “vital” relationship counselling service.
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“I do struggle with thoughts of what the future holds for our family, including what the next Mother’s Days may be like.”
Ahead of Mother’s Day, Najette, a mother of two whose husband Robert is living with a high grade brain tumour, reflects on what the day means to her family.
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We’re teaming up with Motormouth and Movember to raise funds for cancer and mental health
We’re teaming up with motorsports platform MotorMouth and cancer charity Movember to raise funds and awareness at at the second-ever MotorMouth Celebrity Charity Kart Race on Thursday 31 March 2022.
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Making the case for more Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists play a vital role in delivering the best treatment and care, but there just aren’t enough staff to give every patient the support they need and deserve.
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Mum takes on inclusive new Conquer the Steps challenge just three months after brain surgery
A mum who had surgery to remove a brain tumour just three months ago is taking on our inclusive new Conquer the Steps fundraising challenge during Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
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Celebrating our amazing community this Brain Tumour Awareness Month
March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month and we’re here to celebrate all the incredible ways our community raise their voices for change!
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APPG on Brain Tumours Inquiry starts
Today the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours (APPGBT) held the first oral evidence session of its inquiry ‘Pathway to a Cure – breaking down the barriers’.
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Team Tabei are taking on Everest in the Alps
Team Tabei are one of the teams about to take on Everest in the Alps, the ultimate winter endurance challenge, to help raise money for research into childhood brain tumours. But what makes it such an extreme challenge?
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Our Relationship Support Service is helping relationships thrive
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, some of those we’ve helped through the Relationship Support Service were kind enough to share their experiences.
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Alcohol abuse drug may hold key to treating aggressive childhood brain tumours
Researchers at University College London have discovered that disulfiram, an anti-alcoholism drug, may help to kill glioma cells in children.
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Looking to our Future Leaders
New Year, new research grant opportunities as The Charity is returning to traditional research funding after the pandemic pause with our substantial Future Leaders grants.
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Couple find love after pioneering proton beam therapy
Most couples meet through friends, work or – especially during lockdown – online, but fate brought Clara Darcy and Tom Vinnicombe together in the most unlikely of places – a world-renowned hospital where they had pioneering treatment for their brain tumours. Poignantly, happiness came out of them sharing the heart breaking bond of living with […]
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Closing the care gap this World Cancer Day
The theme for World Cancer Day 2022 is “Closing the Care Gap” and we wanted to mark the occasion to shout about how we’re living that theme.
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New study suggests magnetic seeds could be used to heat and kill cancer
Scientists have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumours.
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We’ve appointed a new CEO
We are delighted to announce today that Alex Lochrane has been appointed as our new Chief Executive Officer.