Just been diagnosed with a brain tumour? Here are brainstrust’s top ten tips to cope in the immediate aftershock
March 2010 is Brain Tumour Awareness Month in the UK where 6,000 new cases of primary brain tumour are diagnosed every year. Worst still, brain cancer kills more children than […]
brainstrust Supports the RCN in Their Call for Investment in Specialist Nurses
“The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) today joined forces with almost 40 of the UK’s leading health organisations, brainstrust included, to warn that cutting specialist nurse services for people with long term conditions […]
brainstrust launches new ‘meet-ups’ patient support concept
Brain Tumour Awareness Month – March 2010 On 16 March 2010, brainstrust – the Meg Jones brain cancer charity – is launching a new approach to patient support, patient and […]
Support groups, but BETTER – welcome to brainstrust ‘meet ups’
Join us on the 16th March, 7pm Pizza Express, Winchester for the first in this series of informative and inspirational events. Do something. Learn something.Share something. Change something. brainstrust Meetups: a series […]
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2010 – PLACES AVAILABLE NOW!
After the huge success of 2009’s event, we’ve secured places for next year’s Royal Parks Half Marathon. If you’re interested in running for charity with team brainstrust, then click here […]
The latest brain cancer research, minis and pickups…
The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published on Tuesday that could lead to more […]
Cancer drugs ‘treat’ aggressive childhood brain tumours
Whilst a long way off being transformed into treatment for brain cancer patient’s, there are some exciting developments afoot in the research world. Researchers led by the Institute of Cancer […]
team brainstrust 2009
Over the Summer we quietly rolled team brainstrust from a dark corner of the brain cave. team brainstrust was to become a home for people that love a sport, and have a […]
AND THE TEAFEST WINNERS ARE…
Remember Teafest? On the 16th November, we asked you all to celebrate TEA! The day went really well, with all sorts of tea related hi-jinx. We had our busiest day on […]
Intraoperative MRI scanning reaches Alder Hey Hospital
Alder Hey Hospital unveil £3million brain tumour MRI scanner – Weyhey! Alder Hey hospital today unveiled a multi-million pound scanner that is the first of its kind in Europe. The MRI […]