Did you know that there are over 120 types of brain tumours, all requiring different treatment options? The tumours include glioblastoma (GBM4s), meningioma, astrocytoma and glioma. In some cases brain surgery is necessary; in others it may just be question of watch and wait.
You need to know what the best course of action is, and here brainstrust can help you.Click here for help, advice and brain tumour support
brainstrust is a UK brain cancer charity, providing support and advice for brain tumour patients and carers from the point of diagnosis.
We are dedicated to improving clinical care for brain tumour sufferers and providing co-ordinated support in their search for treatment.
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Running to Remember - Kirsty Lovick
Kirsty Lovick began running to relax and clear her mind after her Dad, Richard, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She has since raised over £2,800 to help brain tumour patients and carers across the country.
Kirsty (on the right in the picture) has kindly shared with us her moving story about running to remeber her Dad, and to help others who are battling a brain tumour. It's moving stuff, so hanky at the ready...
"As a nurse I want to be able to make a difference to my patients, and I know that this is what brainstrust do."
I began running soon after dad's diagnosis as an escape to clear my mind and to relax, in September 2010 with three other nurses from my ward we ran a 10k raising a large...
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Andrew Lansley sets out NHS plans at All Party Brain Tumour Group Meeting
A packed All Party Brain Tumour Group (APPG) meeting provided an opportunity for around 60 members of the Brain Tumour Consortium to quiz Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley MP, over his plans for the NHS and to seek reassurances that the proposed new Health Bill will not set back brain tumour care.
The meeting was chaired by James Arbuthnot MP and started with short presentations from Professor Garth Cruickshank, Consultant Neurosurgeon and brainstrust advocate and brain tumour patient Daryl Gittins.
Prof. Cruickshank appealed to the Secretary of State to ensure that the NICE’s Improving Outcomes Guidance remains an integral part of the care pathway and stressed the need for earlier diagnosis, citing evidence from Birmingham which shows that 85% of brain tumours initially present, not through Primary Care, but through casualty.
Patient Experience
Daryl outlined his differing experiences in Swansea and London explaining that his initial NHS Oncologist in Swansea made crucial decisions without any input...
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