Did you know that there are over 120 types of brain tumours, all requiring different treatment options? The tumours include glioblastoma (GBM4s), meningioma, astrocytoma and glioma. In some cases brain surgery is necessary; in others it may just be question of watch and wait.
You need to know what the best course of action is, and here brainstrust can help you.Click here for help, advice and brain tumour support
brainstrust is a UK based brain cancer charity, dedicated to improving clinical care for brain tumour sufferers and providing co-ordinated support in their search for treatment. We provide support and advice at
the point of diagnosis and beyond, by updating treatment, improving care and, ultimately, saving lives.
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Running to Remember - Kirsty Lovick
Kirsty Lovick began running to relax and clear her mind after her Dad, Richard, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She has since raised over £2,800 to help brain tumour patients and carers across the country.
Kirsty (on the right in the picture) has kindly shared with us her moving story about running to remeber her Dad, and to help others who are battling a brain tumour. It's moving stuff, so hanky at the ready...
"As a nurse I want to be able to make a difference to my patients, and I know that this is what brainstrust do."
I began running soon after dad's diagnosis as an escape to clear my mind and to relax, in September 2010 with three other nurses from my ward we ran a 10k raising a large...
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brainstrust funds the launch of the UK’s first nationwide brain tumour tissue bank – Charlotte’s Bank of Hope
The UK’s first wholly accessible brain tumour tissue bank is being launched on 20th September thanks to the fundraising efforts of one of brainstrust's supporters, Anita Smith
The brain tumour tissue bank, to be housed at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, will be the first of its kind to act as a repository of clinical information for all scientific, academic and commercial researchers across the UK. This means that, for the first time, researchers from any organisation, irrespective of location, will be able to directly access tissue to test for sensitivity to chemotherapy, for genetic links and to identify key markers for treatment that will, it is hoped, increase treatment options for future patients.
Anita Smith, whose amazing
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