13 friends from Hebburn to take part in Mammoth bike ride for brainstrust
On the 23rd April Jonny Robson and 12 friends will be jumping on their bikes in Hebburn, South Tyneside and riding over 130 miles Edinburgh to raise awareness of the […]
New drive to understand brain tumour issues
March 2013 brings UK brain tumour awareness month, and we’re working hard to make sure brain tumour patients and carers have a voice. brainstrust has set up the online tool […]
Massage can improve quality of life for brain tumour patients
A study by ST Keir of Duke University (USA) and published in the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal found that distressed brain tumour patients who received eight massages over […]
SUPERHERO NEEDED – join our team!
We’re looking for someone special to join our team for a few days a week, for at least year, hopefully longer. Is this for you? Hope so! Support Specialist – Sheffield […]
Free Counselling Support for Brain Tumour Patients and Carers available now.
Counselling comes into play in brainstrust when a brain tumour patient or carer is feeling too much distress, and a psychological intervention is needed. We don’t want people to be alone on […]
Christmas Lights for brainstrust and brain tumour patients
We’ve been particularly lucky this Christmas, with two families choosing to decorate their homes for Christmas to support our work with brain tumour patients and carers. Take a look at […]
Christmas tips for brain tumour patients and carers this year
OK – we all know that whilst everyone is meant to relish every single moment of Christmas, we know that actually this is far from the reality. We have adapted […]
Avastin for brain tumours – another update
A little update about Avastin. It has been thought for a while that Avastin can actually cause more problems than it solves. Evidence suggested that it can increase the blood […]
Avastin for brain tumours – update
Avastin for brain tumour treatment: Checks and balances. After much anticipation Roche revealed its trial results for Avastin on Saturday at the Society of Neuro-Oncology Conference in Washington. brainstrust was […]
“A man, a woman and a neoplasm” – from blogging about a brain tumour to an open source brain tumour cure.
Bear with me. This could be a long one. Or, for the shorter version, here we’re hoping to explore the idea of sharing ‘stuff’ about your brain tumour and related […]