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Derry family and friends to run marathon in memory of late teacher who passed aged 35 from brain tumour

Family and friends of a local schoolteacher who lost her life to a brain tumour last year have been keeping her memory alive and raising awareness of the disease by taking up running together. ‘Team Nicola’ was formed by Nicola Robinson’s husband ...

24 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Top cancer charities to open brain tumour research centre in Scotland

Two top cancer charities have committed to establishing a brain tumour research centre in Scotland in a bid to find a cure. Brain Tumour Research and the Beatson Cancer Charity will bring together leading experts in the field to develop ...

15 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Government yet to give out majority of funding pledged in honour of Tessa Jowell

More than half of the money the Government pledged to fund brain cancer research in honour of Dame Tessa Jowell is yet to be “deployed”, a charity has said. Dame Tessa, a former Labour cabinet minister, dedicated the final years of her ...

19 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Home

Derry family and friends raise £38,000 in memory of late teacher who passed aged 35 from brain tumour

Family and friends of a local school teacher who lost her life to a brain tumour last year have been keeping her memory alive and raising awareness of the disease by fundraising together. Last week, alongside Brain Tumour Research, ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:33

Health

Actor who ‘nearly died’ after lime-sized tumour grew undetected and ‘deformed’ skull feels lucky to finish latest film

An actor who “nearly died” after a lime-sized brain tumour grew undetected for more than a decade and “deformed” his skull feels lucky to have survived to finish his latest film. Craig Russell, 48, who is based in Falmouth, ...

27 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Family

Couple rushed forward their wedding to give baby boy with brain tumour the family name before he died in their arms

A couple who sang the song In The Arms Of The Angel to their four-month-old baby as he died in their arms rushed forward their wedding so their “cheeky, cuddly and wonderful” boy could have the family name before he passed ...

02 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Kildare Live

Newbridge, County Kildare man running in Dublin Marathon to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research

A Newbridge man will run in the upcoming Dublin Marathon 2024 in order to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research. Gary Quinn, who now lives in County Dublin but who grew up in Newbridge, will be undertaking the challenge ...

10 Sept 2024 at 16:33

Scotland

Man, 28, given terminal cancer diagnosis aims to raise funds in time he has left

A man diagnosed with a brain tumour who was initially prescribed headache tablets is raising funds for more research into the “devastating” disease. Scott McBride made five trips to his doctor before he was finally ...

24 Oct 2022 at 18:48

Davina McCall brain surgery: What is a colloid cyst?

Davina McCall has said she is to undergo brain surgery after being diagnosed with a “very rare” tumour known as a colloid cyst. The 57-year-old TV presenter said the benign brain tumour was found after she was ...

15 Nov 2024 at 17:46

Drugs that treat HIV trialled in people with multiple brain tumours

Drugs that treat HIV are being trialled for the first time in people with multiple brain tumours, for which there is no current cure. Scientists believe the already-approved medicines ritonavir and lopinavir ...

21 Jun 2024 at 07:41

Grieving families demand increased investment and research for brain cancer

Grieving families and patients have demanded that ministers do more to tackle the burden of brain tumours. Campaigners have handed in petition signed by more than 80,000 people to Downing Street calling for ...

31 Jan 2024 at 15:27

Sarah Beeny becomes cancer charity patron after death of mother and stepmother

TV presenter Sarah Beeny has become a patron of Brain Tumour Research after losing her mother, stepmother and a friend to the cancer. The 53-year-old former presenter of Channel 4’s Property Ladder lost ...

13 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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