The impact of brain tumour patient involvement: Future GB and the GBM community
Terms untangled – acronyms used in this post: GBM – Glioblastoma PPIE – Patient and public involvement and engagement PRIME – brainstrust’s Patient Research Involvement Movement The impact of […]
GBM Awareness Day 2022
So often we hear the statistics behind a brain tumour diagnosis, without understanding what it’s really like to live with one. At brainstrust we believe you are a person first […]
Brain Tumour Research supporting PRIME
Brain Tumour Research supporting PRIME in new partnership brainstrust welcomes a collaboration with Brain Tumour Research to accelerate our work with PRIME which is focused on ensuring clinical research […]
‘Photoimmunotherapy’ Could Detect and Treat Brain Cancer More Effectively
The Institute of Cancer Research in London has developed a new type of treatment known as ‘photoimmunotherapy’. Photoimmunotherapy could boost the body’s immune response to cancer cells, and promises potential […]
New Discovery Reveals More on How Infiltrative Gliomas Progress
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Centre have identified that infiltrative gliomas, on both the brain and spinal cord, are shaped by both the genetic evolution and the surrounding micro-environment. […]
BNOS Conference 2022: Top 4 highlights
The British Neuro-oncology Society conference, Liverpool 2022- current, innovative and alternative; raising the standard. The human being is the most technologically equipped thing in the operating room – Ryan Matthew, […]
People-First Improvements to Comfort During Radiotherapy Treatment
The British start-up Leo Cancer Care have utilised a swivel chair prototype to revolutionise how patients have radiotherapy delivered. The radiotherapy chair prototype could improve comfort, accessibility and effectiveness. More about […]
New Combination Drug Trial for Low-Grade Paediatric Patients Yields Positive Results
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto trialled a new drug combination to treat paediatric patients with low grade glioma. They found a new combination to improve on […]
Hats On for Suzanne!
On Friday 6 May Suzanne took on a challenge in support of brainstrust, and just the description of what she did might leave many of us feeling exhausted! A member […]
Apollomics guest blog: “One-Size-DOES NOT-Fit-All”- The Future of Your Health Begins with Precision Medicine
‘You wouldn’t wear just any pair of glasses – your prescription is tailored to your vision’. This statement alludes to and embraces the importance of an individual’s unique characteristics: genetics, […]