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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2012 Lark Rise Bike Ride
Now in its 9th year the Lark Rise Bike Ride is a challenging off-road cycle ride through the lovely countryside that formed the backdrop to Flora Thompson’s Lark Rise to Candleford.
If you have read the book or watched the recent BBC series, see for yourself where Flora lived, went to school and worked as postmistress.
This year's Lark Rise Bike Ride takes place on the 20th May.
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Meet Up in Sheffield – 14th May 2012
brainstrust and Brain Tumour Research and Support Across Yorkshire are joining forces for our first Meet Up in Yorkshire. This is our first event in the North, providing patients, carers and members of the brain tumour community in the area to experience our informal, but emminently useful Meet Ups first hand
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Centres selected to host cutting-edge Proton Therapy services
We've learnt today a little bit more about Goverment plans to improve radiotherapy services in the UK, with more from Andrew Lansley about plans for Proton Beam Therapy.
Up to £250 million will be invested in bringing advanced radiotherapy treatment to UK, and around 1,500 cancer patients a year will benefit from a cutting edge cancer treatment – Proton Beam Therapy – that will be available in London and Manchester, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.
Up to £250 million will be invested by the NHS in building Proton Beam Therapy facilities at
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust hospital in Manchester and
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Department of Health have set aside public capital for this scheme. Birmingham has been mooted as a third centre, subject to "normal business cases processes and the views of the NHS Commissioning Board". So potentially good geographical coverage. We...
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