Author: Piers Townley

Our community have come together to share their stories and their wishes for our Winter Appeal, creating a powerful campaign.

Reported in The Times this morning, thousands have benefited over the last ten years due to surgical improvements.

Stirling-based Alastair McMurray set his sights on raising the huge amount through a series of gruelling summer challenges.

The much-loved presenter, diagnosed in May this year, backs our awareness and campaigning work

Reported at this week’s The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference, the innovative test could change the way brain tumours are diagnosed earlier.

Helena Traill’s ‘100 Stories’ project was awarded the top degree from Central Saint Martins, London.

Actor Hugh Quarshie – surgeon Ric Griffin who has been diagnosed with a meningioma in BBC 1’s Holby City – “applauds” The Brain Tumour Charity’s “vital work.”

Researchers have developed a blood test that could help identify people with a brain tumour, even if they have no clear-cut symptoms.

Half way through the month-long campaign, the numbers reached continue to stack up.

A study released this morning revealed that too few children are receiving targeted drugs for their cancers

Grace Latter, one of the winners at Celebrating You 2018, describes what it meant to her and why nominating people for Celebrating You 2023 is so important

Tocagen, an American gene-therapy company, announced the trial’s failure yesterday.

“My brother Neil was the kindest gentlest person I knew. After his diagnosis he kept us upbeat even though we were so scared.

This morning saw the release of the annual results from the English National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for 2018.

New findings out of the University of Sussex could be paving the way to a new test for glioblastoma (GBM) using only fluids, like blood or cerebrospinal fluid.

Announced today, this fund will make Scotland the first country in the UK to offer cancer patients guaranteed emotional, practical and financial advice.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published draft recommendations regarding the use of cannabis-based medicinal products in England on 8 August 2019 which are unfortunately disappointing.

Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Hospital uncover the origins of medulloblastoma subgroup using single cell sequencing.

With funding from The Brain Tumour Charity, researchers in Toronto, Canada are using the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brain tumour diagnosis

A report published today into the use of medicinal cannabis for problems such as nausea caused by chemotherapy says patients have had their expectations raised unfairly by a change in the law last year

Celebrating You, The Brain Tumour Charity’s community awards event, returns in May 2020 and nominations are now open!

Our Policy & Public Affairs Officer, Helena Brown, reports from Scotland

Our funded research has created a tool to help clinicians predict meningioma recurrence

In February, we co-signed a joint letter with other cancer charities to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care which outlined concerns regarding cancer research in the UK post Brexit