Category: Blog post

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

Jerome van Leeuwen, age 42, originally from The Netherlands and now living in Fife, Scotland was first diagnosed with a pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumour when he was just two years old, it later returned in his 30s.

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

The Charity is supporting innovative research at the University of Sheffield, many years on from funding its very first research project there.

Now he is training for his first race after diagnosis – the Bournemouth Bay Run

Are you running the London Marathon, a different marathon, or running for fun? Whatever the case, our charity running gear will make sure you look great, stay comfy, and help out a fantastic cause!

Karen Bucknall, 52, from Gloucestershire was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2021 after she sought an explanation for the headaches she was experiencing throughout her chemotherapy treatment for stage 3 bowel cancer.

Earlier this Brain Tumour Awareness Month we caught up with one of our Trustees, Hayley Conroy, to learn more about the devastating diagnosis experience that her granddaughter, Lily, and family went through. Ahead of the launch of our faster diagnosis report in just two weeks’ time, we are talking about how important a quick, well-supported, and earlier brain tumour diagnosis process is. You can read our previous blog about why we are campaigning on this here.

Conservative MP Nickie Aiken has opened up for the first time about her own experience of being diagnosed with a brain tumour to support Brain Tumour Awareness Month (BTAM)

To mark their five year anniversary, The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission has published a report highlighting the variations in care across NHS brain cancer services in the UK

Take a look at how our flagship event, the Twilight Walk, has transformed over the years.

Our wonderful supporter Tanguy shares his story of why he cycled 55 miles for his son, Maxence.

Despite living with a grade four glioblastoma, John will be taking on the London Marathon this March alongside his wife Rachel.

We asked you to limber up and lunge into the New Year with Challenge 88 – a challenge for charity- and you did us proud! 

Kirsty’s Dad Chris, 75, took on a 50 mile walk over 5 days – to mark what would have been her 50th birthday.

Kate Baker, a Neuro Critical Care Nurse from Essex, advocates for the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of brain tumours after her own brain tumour diagnosis.

Abbie, a young girl from Nottingham was diagnosed with a rare pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma brain tumour during a routine MRI scan for epilepsy.

Wednesday 11 January was the second ever Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day. And, we were all over the UK representing our aim of finding a cure faster!

Christian’s family and friends have been tireless in their efforts to raise money for glioblastoma research in his memory

The Platinum Champions Awards are in honour of Her Majesty The Queen and launched by the Royal Voluntary Service in 2022. Two recipients of this prestigious awards are key supporters of The Brain Tumour Charity; Heather Dearie and Iain McLean.

In this blog, Stephen tells us why it is so important to take part in clinical research. He talks us through his experience of volunteering in the Sativex clinical trial (Phase 1) and joining the Involvement Network.

In May, we joined together with the NHS and many other charity leaders to co-sign the open letter below, encouraging people with a weakened immune system to continue to book in or visit a walk-in centre for their COVID-19 vaccines including a Spring booster dose.

Model and actress Mandy Lomax has described how she was diagnosed with a brain tumour after a ‘lucky fall’ whilst filming a scene on horseback.

Our hearts go out to Kelsey, their family, everyone at The Wanted as well as its fans in the UK and worldwide.