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brainstrust publishes ‘The Snaggle Tooth Splat’ an illustrated book to support children suffering with brain cancer

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brainstrust has signed a letter that warns the government that the welfare reform bill in its existing guise will leave tens of thousands of cancer patients (brain tumour and brain […]

March 2011 – National Brain Tumour Awareness Month

The mornings are getting lighter, and the Summer’s plants are stretching their little green arms out of the ground. March means that Spring is close. It also means that National […]

Say hello to ‘the brainstrust’ – a new initiative to guide our brain tumour support service

Putting our heads together in the battle against brain tumours: More than ever before, we are going to make sure brain tumour patient and carer experience sits at the very […]

brainstrust launches the Brain Tumour Hub to mark Brain Tumour Awareness Month March 2011

brainstrust, the Meg Jones brain cancer charity, is launching its latest pioneering initiative, the Brain Tumour Hub, on 1 March 2011 to coincide with Brain Tumour Awareness Month in the […]

Southampton company go bald for Bob, brainstrust and brain tumour support

Southampton company VR Group go bald in support of brain tumour patient and employee Bob. brainstrust patient Bobby (right) started to lose his hair due to his brain tumour treatment, […]

Brain tumour treatment and care – brainstrust updates from the House of Commons

brainstrust attended the All-Party Parliamentary Groups combined meeting for brain tumours, breast cancer, cancer, hospice and palliative care, men’s health and ovarian cancer.   It was a bit of a […]

Brain tumour treatment: New possibilities for patients with difficult to treat brain tumours

Today, for the first time in the UK, brain cancer patients are starting to receive treatment with Novalis Tx radiosurgery. It is estimated that 150 brain tumour patients will benefit […]

Brain box info sheet now available for carers & nurses

The neuro-oncology nurses that we’ve been working with lately have said that they could do with a hand explaining to their brain tumour patients exactly how our brain box can […]

Shooter Richard Faulds MBE becomes latest patron of brainstrust

Richard Faulds MBE, the Olympic Gold medallist and multi World, European and British shooting champion, has agreed to become the latest patron of brainstrust, the Meg Jones brain cancer charity. […]

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