Brain tumour patients and carers in and around Sheffield first to benefit from new directory
We know how lost you can feel when you or your loved one is diagnosed with a brain tumour. But we also know how many invaluable support services you can […]
Cancer Drugs Fund and the Cancer Task Force: What do these mean if you have a brain tumour?
Two news items doing the rounds this week. One is the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF); the other is the Cancer Task Force. Both are responding to an agenda which desperately […]
New guide to help you if you are looking after someone with a brain tumour
Written by a brain tumour carer, for carers, the tips in our new guide, ‘Walking a mile in our shoes’, cover some of the key things that we know people […]
Geocaching for charity!
Ian Ledger from Steeple Claydon in Buckingham, has turned his hobby into an enterprising endeavour to raise funds for brainstrust. Ian’s hobby, Geocaching, is a global out door treasure hunting game, […]
St Godric’s Masonic Lodge donates to help the brain tumour community.
We help people with a brain tumour because we know how hard things can get. It is our mission to help people get back on top of things. So it is so […]
Dynamic Family Trio Raise Money for brain tumour support
A family teamed up to organise a memorable fashion show at Silver Dawn Park in Clacton-on-Sea, on Sunday 23rd November. The trio – Terri Cooper (Mother), Portia Cooper (Wife) and […]
Incredible recognition for brain tumour support – brainstrust collaboration with Cancer Research UK and NCRS shortlisted for top award.
The brain tumour patient portal project (www.myregistry.nhs.uk) that we’re working on with Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Registration Service of Public Health England (NCRS) has been shortlisted for […]
brainstrust story teller needed – 12 month paid internship
Do you believe in brain tumour support like we do? Are you looking to embark on a career in writing and/or marketing? Then we may have just the opportunity for […]
A milestone in brain tumour research: the UK’s first national networked brain tumour tissue bank.
A new collaboration announced today gives unprecedented access to over 400,000 brain tumour tissue samples for research. This initiative, called the Brain Tumour Archive Network, will unlock thousands of […]
National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2014 – what does this tell us about brain tumour care?
The results of the 2014 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey have just been published. The good news? Overall, cancer patients have a good patient experience. This is largely down to […]