Children’s brain tumour clue found in genome

Posted by on Dec 14, 2009 in Awareness, General, News, Research | 0 comments An international study that included doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children appears to shed new light on a particular type of brain tumour in children that often proves deadly. “We have the potential for a new diagnostic tool for a very aggressive type of brain tumour,” said Dr. Annie Huang, senior author of the study in Monday’s issue of the journal Cancer...
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Genetic Clue Surronding Glioma Brain Tumour

Posted by on Nov 23, 2009 in General, News, Research | 0 comments Scientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour.The mutation leads to hugely increased levels of a chemical in the brain, which seems to feed the cancer.The Nature study suggests that detecting higher levels of the chemical could provide doctors with a useful diagnostic tool.It also raises hopes that blocking production of the chemical...
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NHS to get specialist cancer unit

Posted by on Aug 18, 2009 in General, News, Research | 0 comments click here for full story Campaigners are welcoming a new move to invest in specialist cancer care for brain and spinal cord tumours. Ministers in England have invited hospitals to bid to become the first national centre for proton therapy.The treatment uses radiation to pinpoint cancerous cells without significantly damaging nearby tissue.There is already one unit in England, but it only...
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Delays in UK child brain tumour diagnosis

Posted by on Aug 7, 2009 in Awareness, General, News, Research | 0 comments  Significant numbers of children in the UK are suffering from preventable levels of disability, particularly blindness, and premature death because of poor diagnosis of brain tumours. A new study by scientists at The University of Nottingham’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre  shows that prolonged and slow diagnosis can make long term survivors of childhood brain tumours...
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BBC – Brain tumours ‘forgotten cancer’

Posted by on Jul 23, 2009 in Awareness, General, News, Research | 0 comments The BBC have just published an article covering many of the points we’ve been trying to raise awareness about as a charity. You can read the full article here.Here are some excerpts:”More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the “forgotten cancer” of brain tumours”"Brain Tumour Research called for action after publishing figures showing they were now the...
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Tour of The Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre

Posted by on Jun 10, 2009 in General, News, Research | 0 comments Due to our continued efforts to assist the The Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre we were invited by Professor Grundy and Emma Pearson to meet with the team and take a tour of their labs.The day began with a meeting between Wes Hinckes, Emma Pearson and Simon Harvey at the Media Department where we discussed how we may make best use of our online communications and how this ties...
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