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Government to announce £40m package for brain tumour research

A £40 million Government package to help develop new life-saving brain tumour research is due to be announced. The funding, which was first committed to by the Government in 2018, will be announced at a Parliamentary roundtable co-chaired by Health ...

14 May 2024 at 11:32

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Bastille and Paloma Faith feature on brain tumour charity single

Bastille’s Dan Smith and singer Paloma Faith are featured along with other celebrities on a charity single to raise money to help those with brain tumours. The celebrities were gathered to re-record A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman by ...

17 Nov 2022 at 19:00

Brain Tumour Charity launches art exhibition and auction to raise awareness

Work from over 130 artists is to be auctioned off as part of an exhibition run by The Brain Tumour Charity to raise funds and awareness for its cause and “the importance of time” when contending with the condition. The London exhibition, ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:02

Girl was assessed by medics 30 times before brain tumour diagnosis – mother

An 11-year-old girl misdiagnosed with sickness bugs and migraines was assessed by medics about 30 times before being told she had a brain tumour. Tia Gordon, from Northampton, ended up being admitted to hospital as an emergency despite ...

07 May 2024 at 06:37

Common antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ against aggressive brain tumours

A cheap and widely available antidepressant has shown to be “unexpectedly effective” in treating aggressive brain tumours, scientists have said. Vortioxetine is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

20 Sept 2024 at 20:37

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey says research into brain tumours needs better funding

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey has called for more funding into brain tumour research in the UK, saying many families are “clutching at straws” as they travel abroad for alternative treatments. The Wanted singer died at a hospice ...

31 Oct 2022 at 12:00

Scotland

Researchers hope simple test can help diagnose brain tumours quicker

A woman who has been left with facial paralysis and no tear function in her right eye after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour following 18 months of misdiagnosis hopes a simple test will speed up the process for others. ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

‘Force of nature’ brain cancer fundraiser Laura Nuttall dies

A terminally ill woman who ticked off a “bucket list” of ambitions has died, her mother has said. Laura Nuttall, 23, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer in autumn 2018 following a routine eye test....

22 May 2023 at 13:45

‘Game changer’ brain tumour test set to improve care for patients

Scientists have developed an “ultra-fast” test which can slash the time patients have to wait to find out what type of brain tumour they have. Patients usually wait six to eight weeks to find out the type of brain tumour. ...

21 May 2025 at 00:01

Family of woman with brain tumour follow her instructions to live life to full

The family of a grandmother who left specific instructions to live life to the full before she died from a brain tumour have raised tens of thousands of pounds in her memory. Julie Cooper died in 2019, aged 64, after ...

21 Sept 2023 at 14:50

TV star with brain tumour joins squats challenge to raise funds to find cure

A TV star living with a highly-aggressive brain tumour is doing 88 squats a day while undergoing chemotherapy in a fitness challenge to help fund research into brain tumours. Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell, of ...

16 Jul 2025 at 16:27

Training for half marathon makes me feel ‘normal’, says man with brain tumour

A 27-year-old man living with a brain tumour is taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise funds for research to find a cure. Ryan O’Shea was diagnosed with a Grade 1 diffuse astrocytoma, a slow-growing ...

15 Sept 2023 at 14:51

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