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Congratulations to Michelle Cassidy for completing the Virgin London Marathon, also a big thank you to everyone who ran for Brain Tumour Research in the Reading Half Marathon on 1st April.  Good luck to everyone running on our behalf in the Great Manchester Run, the Bupa London 10,000, the ASICS London 10k, Royal Parks Half Marathon, Run to the Beat and the Bupa Great South Run.

Wear A Hat Day

We are receiving some great Wear A Hat Day photographs and we will be updating them regularly. Click here to see more of your photos.  Pictured here is Beachborough School, Westbury.

Reading Half Marathon

A big thank you to everyone who ran for Brain Tumour Research in the Reading Half Marathon on 1st April

MPs gather outside the Palace of Westminster to urge support for Wear A Hat Day

John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons and James Arbuthnot, Chair of the brain tumour All Party Parliamentary Group were joined by MPs: Andrew Selous, Nigel Adams, Matthew Offord, Caroline Dinenage, Andrew Jones, Anna Soubry and Julian Brazier (group photo) as well as Peter Aldous and Grahame Morris in wearing a hat in advance of Wear A Hat Day. We are grateful for their support which will help raise awareness of brain tumours and the desperate need for funding for research.
 

See what Anna Soubry, Peter Aldous, Nigel Adams, James Arbuthnot and Matthew Offord had to say about their reason for getting involved: http://www.youtube.com/braintumourresearch

Prime Minister supports Wear A Hat Day

We are incredibly proud to have the support of the Prime Minister David Cameron who says “Brain cancer is a dreadful disease and losing someone you love to such an aggressive illness is not only traumatic but also extremely distressing for the family and friends left behind.  This Government is committed to improving cancer survival which is why we are investing an additional £450million to help achieve earlier diagnosis of cancer through direct GP access to diagnostic tests such as MRI scans which can help diagnose brain cancer earlier.  
     

The important work of the Brain Tumour Research charity helps raise awareness into the causes and treatments and I am delighted to support their annual fundraising campaign 'Wear a Hat Day' on the 30th March.”
 

See his letter of support here

29th April - The New Milton Keynes Marathon

This is a city marathon with a difference.  With 4,500 acres of woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas within the city boundary.  Milton Keynes is the ideal venue for a Green Marathon.  The course is traffic free on closed roads and cycle paths or "redways" as they are known locally and without any significant incline there is real PB potential for all participants. 

Runners and spectators will enjoy an electric atmosphere at the finish of the race inside the state of the art stadiummk, home of Milton Keynes Dons FC.  With plenty more entertainment en route this will be a race to remember.

www.miltonkeynesmarathon.co.uk

e-Petition Raising Awareness & Funding for those affected by brain tumours

Brain Tumour Research through the Brain Tumour Consortium is calling on its supporters to sign a Government e-Petitiondesigned to trigger a parliamentary debate on how best to raise awareness and funding for those affected by brain tumours http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17419

The petition was launched by Rachel Clark and has already attracted many hundreds of signatures but the Brain TumourConsortium is backing Rachel's petition in order to draw attention to the `three asks' we have set out in our manifesto. Read more

HeadSmart Campaign

The HeadSmart campaign is run by a partnership between Brain Tumour Research member charity; the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) at the University of Nottingham, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT), and has been funded by The Health Foundation and SDBTT.
 

Research has shown that there is considerable variation in the time taken to diagnose childhood brain tumours in the UK. Half of all children and young people diagnosed with a brain tumour take longer than three months to be diagnosed. The aim of the HeadSmart campaign is to reduce the time taken to diagnose brain tumours so that all children and young people with a brain tumour are diagnosed within five weeks of developing symptoms or signs of a brain tumour.
 

The Diagnosis of brain tumours in Children guideline was produced by the CBTRC, with funding from the Big Lottery Fund in conjunction with the SDBTT. In 2008 the guideline was appraised and endorsed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). The guideline advises healthcare professionals on the identification, assessment and investigation of children presenting with symptoms and signs that could be caused by a brain tumour.
 

The symptoms covered by the guideline have also been used to produce age-specific symptom cards in order to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms among parents and young people.
 

Download the symptom cards   

We think this is a fantastic initiative and will be working with SDBTT and other members of the Brain Tumour Consortium on a similar initiative to speed up diagnosis for adults.  

News magazine for brain tumour activists

If you would like a copy of our news magazine please email karen@braintumourresearch.org with your postal address.

The magazine is packed with fundraiser stories, news of our dedicated research centre, campaigning update, celebrity involvement, member highlights, events, photos from our Wear A Hat day and new ways to donate.