Author: Liam MacLua-Hodgson

This Brain Tumour Awareness Month we held three events in the parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Westminster. Highlighting our new It’s a No Brainer campaign and enabling volunteers to share their experiences with policymakers.

Following Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, our advocates at the events share their experience of attending and what they would like to see happen next.

An update from our Policy and Campaigns team following an exciting week in Scotland.

An update on the Scottish Steering Committee’s new objectives and next steps.

Theo Burrell shares her experience of advocating for faster diagnosis of brain tumours at the latest meeting of the Scottish Cross Party Group on Cancer.

Results show that brain cancer has the lowest rating of care across all cancer types.

The Scottish Government has launched its Cancer Strategy outlining its plan to improve cancer services and overall survival in the next 10 years.

NHS England has asked hospitals to work towards a 10 day turnaround for delivering diagnosis results but what does this mean for our community and what more can be done to improve diagnosis times for those affected by brain tumours?

During Brain Tumour Awareness Month, we visited Westminster and met with MPs to campaign for faster diagnosis of brain tumours.

We visited Scottish Parliament during Brain Tumour Awareness Month to promote Better Safe Than Tumour – our awareness campaign!