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Number of people diagnosed with brain tumour up 30% in last 20 years – charity

A woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after collapsing on a garage forecourt has urged those with worrying symptoms to see their doctor as soon as possible after new figures showed there has been a 30% rise in diagnoses since 2002. Jade ...

28 Jul 2022 at 10:13

Reach for the sky: Brain cancer patient completes microlight flight for charity

A man recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and who is semi-paralysed has completed a microlight flight to raise funds for charity. Jamie Fairweather, from Gullane, East Lothian, realised something was wrong with his ...

15 Sept 2022 at 19:53

Music

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 ...

17 Nov 2022 at 19:00

Northern Ireland

Swimmers complete 365 dips in a year to raise cancer awareness

A group of swimmers has completed 365 cold-water dips in a year in memory of a father who died of a rare form of brain cancer. The Dunmurry Dippers swim every day at the Colin River in Dunmurry, and over the past year their exploits ...

04 Dec 2022 at 11:42

Music

The Wanted re-release track for charity in memory of Tom Parker

The Wanted have released a new version of their single Gold Forever to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity after the death of band member Tom Parker. Parker died aged 33 in March, 17 months after he was diagnosed with an ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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 ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:02

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

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

Woman who lost mother and brother to brain cancer welcomes £1.2m investment

A woman who lost her mother and brother to deadly brain cancer within weeks of each other has welcomed a £1.2m investment in research. Nurse Nikki Saunders from Essex is campaigning to raise awareness of ...

02 Nov 2023 at 00:01

New targeted treatment approved for children with brain cancer

A new targeted treatment which could transform the lives of children with brain tumours has been approved for use on the NHS. The combination of dabrafenib and trametinib can now be used for patients ...

24 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

07 May 2024 at 06:37

Family

RAF veteran who raises £42k in memory of wife who died of brain tumour after TikTok tribute went viral sees her in their three year old girl

An RAF veteran who has raised £42K in memory of the wife he lost to a brain tumour after his TikTok tribute to her went viral with 2 million views sees her every day in their three-year-old ...

21 Jul 2022 at 08:09

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