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The Brain Tumour Charity
The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity, moving further, faster to help everyone affected by a brain tumour or brain cancer
The Brain Tumour Charity Skip to content Have you been diagnosed with a brain tumour? Order your free information pack. Search term Search for entered term When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to go to the desired page. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. News Christmas shop – NOW OPEN Donate Get support Step by Step interactive guide Support and Info Line Children and Families Service Young Adult Service Online brain tumour support groups Benefits and money clinic Counselling Support for professionals Signs & symptoms Column 1 Children Headaches Changes in vision Seizures Abnormal head position Abnormal growth Reduced consciousness Nausea and vomiting Balance problems Behaviour changes Delayed puberty Excessive thirst Column 2 Adults Headache Changes in vision Seizures Nausea & dizziness Loss of taste and smell Column 3 Brain tumour symptoms by location Talking to your doctor Diagnosis & treatment Column 1 How brain tumours are diagnosed Neurological examination Diagnostic scans Diagnostic scans for children Eye tests Biopsy Biomarkers How brain tumours are graded Brain tumour biology What to do after a brain tumour diagnosis Treating brain tumours Treatment for brain tumours (children) Brain tumour treatments for adults Complementary therapies Emerging treatments Clinical trials If treatment doesn’t work Column 2 Child brain tumour types Medulloblastoma Diffuse midline glioma (DIPG) Ependymoma Craniopharyngioma Embryonal tumours Brainstem glioma Pineoblastoma Choroid plexus carcinoma Germ cell tumour Adult types of brain tumour Glioblastoma Astrocytoma Acoustic neuroma Pituitary adenoma Meningioma Oligodendroglioma Haemangioblastoma Column 3 Getting the best treatment and care How the NHS works Your health team (MDT) Your child’s health team (MDT) How to get a second opinion Questions to ask Differences in care Step by Step: Your interactive guide to life with a brain tumour What to do if things go wrong How to choose a centre Rehabilitation Resources Living with a brain tumour Column 1 Get support Step by Step interactive guide Support and Info Line Children and Families Service Young Adult Service Online brain tumour support groups Benefits and money clinic Counselling Support for professionals Health and Fitness Diet Mental health Exercise Column 2 Side effects Personality changes Memory difficulties Communication difficulties Fatigue or tiredness Depression Cognition difficulties Seizures (epilepsy) Learning difficulties in children Sight problems and brain tumours End of Life Bereavement resources Be part of BRIAN Column 3 Maintaining your independence Driving Travelling by public transport Travel insurance Travelling abroad Employment and brain tumours Managing your money Relationships Support for couples Caring for somebody Supporting friends and family Supporting children Feeling alone Get involved Column 1 Make a donation How to Donate Why choose us Leave a gift in your Will Give in memory Donate through your salary Donate while you shop Gift Aid Trusts and Foundations Co-fund with us Other ways to give Play our Weekly Lottery Column 2 Fundraise for us Fundraising ideas Get your school involved Fundraise at work Make your money grow Meet your community team Tell us your plans Fundraising resources Column 3 Our Supporter Groups Take part in an event Volunteering Share your story Campaigning for change What we’re campaigning for Improving brain tumour care is a No Brainer! Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce Campaign with us Policy Library Become a Corporate Partner Funding for researchers Column 1 Research Grants Future Leaders Quest for Cures: Collaborative Discovery Teams Documents for Research Funding Applications Column 2 Assessment criteria Manage your grant Who We Fund Column 3 Working with us Patient and public involvement Events for researchers About us Column 1 Our vision Our publications Losing Myself Losing My Place: The Reality of Childhood with a Brain Tumour Finding Myself in Your Hands The Grey Matters Research Impact Report The Price You Pay Annual report and accounts Column 2 Our Strategy Impact Our accreditations Our Partners Beyond Brain Tumours Our Research Strategy Our progress How we choose what to fund What we’re funding Our partnerships Barriers to research Column 3 Who we are Our history Senior Leadership Team Our Trustees Our Advisors Our High Profile Supporters Young Ambassadors Join the team Our awards Contact us News Christmas shop – NOW OPEN We’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour. I think I've got a brain tumour How to find out I've got a brain tumour What to do next I want to make a difference Start helping Fill your Will with hope for everyone facing brain tumours Right now, hope is growing – we know more about brain tumours and how to diagnose and target them than ever before. We’re investing in more brain tumour specific research and accelerating progress. With a gift in your Will, you can make that hope grow even more. Find out more about writing your Will for free Get support If you’re newly diagnosed and not sure where to start, our free information pack has a range of practical advice and also includes information on other sources of support. 10 ways we can help Latest News 4 Oct 2024 Cabinet Secretary for Health in Scotland meets to discuss achieving faster brain tumour diagnosis We met with Neil Gray – the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Scotland – to discuss strategies for speeding up brain tumour diagnosis in Scotland. Latest News Latest Podcast 4 Sep 2024 Episode 59 – Spotlight on Women in Neuroscience In this episode Anna talks to Anna Solth and Victoria Wyes about their experiences of being neurosurgeons and women in the field of neuroscience. They share their passion for neuroscience and the work they are doing now and their plans for the future. Listen Now Latest Research 1 Oct 2024 "Research into other ways of treating meningiomas could make a massive difference to people like me.” Mum of three Emma, 41, from Lowestoft, made several medical appointments before she was diagnosed with multiple meningiomas in 2022. Latest Research News The Christmas Shop Is Open! Explore our range of lovely homeware, Christmas cards, toys and games, and more. And, with 100% of the profits going to the work we do, you’ll be giving those affected by brain tumours the gift of hope! Visit the Christmas Shop! Register for The Twilight Walk London Join us in London for The Twilight Walk 2025, meet other people in the brain tumour community and help us raise awareness. Sign up here! Donate to The Brain Tumour Charity Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of under 40s and we need your help to accelerate a cure! Your donation can make a real difference. Donate now! £3 £5 £8 £Enter custom amount Donate Learn how to spot the signs Better Safe than Tumour is our campaign to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of a brain tumour to improve early diagnosis times Read more Need help? Whether you’ve been diagnosed with a brain tumour or a family member or friend has, we are here to help. Call 0808 800 0004 Donate Subscribe to our Newsletter You can unsubscribe at any time in the future. Read how we keep your data safe in our Privacy Policy. 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