Category: Blog post

We are delighted to reveal that we have been working with BBC 1’s Casualty on its brain tumour storyline, where Glen is diagnosed with a glioblastoma.

For the majority of those diagnosed it takes longer than you’d think. A survey by The Brain Tumour Charity found that more than a third of people with a brain tumour had visited their GP at least five times before they were diagnosed.

Tasha Floyd, one of our first Young Ambassadors, who died at the end of 2015 at the age of 24, donated her brain to medical research. Early in 2015, she took a lead role in launching our five-year strategy, Defeating Brain Tumours.

From Call of Duty to Candy Crush, digital games are played by millions around the world. But could they offer more than entertainment?

Lyn Roberts spoke to us about her experiences as a full-time carer for her husband David.

In the past five years, more than 45,000 people in the UK have been diagnosed with a brain tumour. That’s 45,000 lives turned upside down.