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Ten-year-old's month-long swim challenge in grandad’s memory
A 10-year-old boy from Kent has set himself a month-long challenge to help fund vital research into brain tumours. Jacob McGowan is aiming to swim 5,000 metres this month (January) in aid of Brain...
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Brain tumour patient prepares to run the London Marathon
A Surrey brain tumour patient who once feared he would not be around to watch his kids grow up is now training to run the TCS London Marathon. Greg Priddy will be taking part in the 26.2-mile race on...
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Can you help us Light up the UK?
You can help light up the UK for brain tumours this March to help raise vital awareness of this devastating disease. From venues as far north as Lerwick Town Hall in the Shetlands to Portsmouth’s...
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Blood test breakthrough for glioblastoma brain tumours
A simple blood test could help diagnose high-grade brain tumours in the future, sparing patients from high-risk surgery. The new technique has been proven for glial tumours including glioblastoma...
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Celebrities unite to remember sports enthusiast teen
A football fundraiser being held by our Fundraising Group A New Hope for Ethan this weekend (Sunday 28th January) will see celebrity sportsmen, soap actors and social media and reality TV stars take to...
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Mum takes on running challenge in memory of brain cancer friend
A mum-of-two who is “not a natural runner” is embarking on a fundraising challenge to help progress research into brain tumours. Natasha Sharma, from Isleworth in London, will be taking part in our...
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Brain tumour man takes on 10km a day for 10 months
A brain tumour patient who has lived with a constant headache for the past 10 years is set to mark his ‘tumourversary’ and raise money for Brain Tumour Research by completing an impressive 10km of...
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Patient’s surprise marriage vow renewal
A Kent woman with a terminal brain tumour has renewed her marriage vows as part of a bucket list surprise organised by her family. Julie Curran, who has epilepsy, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma...
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Welcoming Team Joshua to our family
The Beresford-Smart family has set up Team Joshua to fulfil their son’s wishes: “to raise money and awareness for brain tumours”. Josh (pictured with his dog Maddie) didn’t want anyone else to go...
View ArticleWill you trek the Sahara with Brain Tumour Research?
Brain Tumour Research has announced an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime challenge that will see participants trekking 50km through the Moroccan desert to raise funds and awareness in the quest to find a...
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Woman’s brain tumour symptoms misdiagnosed as perimenopause
A mum-of-three was told her migraines and brain fog were signs of the perimenopause, only to later discover that her symptoms were caused by a brain tumour. Pippa Griffiths, 45, from Cirencester in...
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In memory of Jasmine The Warrior Princess
We are deeply saddened to hear that Jasmine Freeman, known to many as Jasmine The Warrior Princess, has passed away. Jasmine was diagnosed with a diffuse midline glioma (also known as DIPG) in...
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Patients’ families welcome GBM blood test breakthrough
A simple blood test that could help diagnose the deadliest form of brain cancer has been welcomed by families of brain tumour patients. Linda Peel, mum of Andi Peel who died aged 30 of a glioblastoma...
View ArticleLord Hunt backs continuous and sustainable cancer research
In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Hunt of King’s Heath asked the Government to make an assessment of recent analysis by Cancer Research UK projecting a £1 billion funding gap for cancer research A...
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Couple's puzzling fundraiser to help find brain tumour cure
The son of a man who passed away from brain cancer has devised a series of puzzles which are being sold to help fund vital research into the disease. Josh Kaiser and his partner Clare Stead, both 32,...
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Your demands delivered to Downing Street
A group of dedicated campaigners have handed over a petition with more than 80,000 signatures to Downing Street calling for increased Government funding into brain tumour research. Our Patrons, Theo...
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Honouring a special birthday for Lydia’s Wish
Today we remember Lydia Carfrae-Brohaska, the inspiration for our Fundraising Group Lydia’s Wish, on what should have been her 40th birthday. Lydia was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM), aged 35, in...
View ArticleWill you make a difference on World Cancer Day?
On World Cancer Day (Sunday 4th February), Brain Tumour Research joins the call for a world where millions of preventable cancer deaths are saved and life-saving diagnosis, treatment and care is equal...
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Tinnitus was sign of a brain tumour for father of three
A brain tumour survivor is sharing his story of living with tinnitus as a side effect of this devastating disease, during Tinnitus Week 2024 (5th to 11th February). Father of three Rich Morris, from...
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One in a million brain tumour diagnosis inspires fundraiser
A teenager diagnosed with an ultra-rare brain tumour has inspired his father to take on a month-long walking challenge to raise money to help find a cure for the devastating disease. Ian Bateman, 53,...
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