All news on the topic: Brain Tumours

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Terminally ill mum, 21, has written son birthday cards to last until he's 18
Sophie White, from Rotherham, says she is "hoping for a miracle" after suffering a mild seizure and being diagnosed with a Grade 4 glioblastoma earlier this year
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Heartache as husband and wife both diagnosed with brain tumours just months part
Colin, 59, and Anita Jamieson, 45, who are both still living with their tumours, have now shared the story behind their heartbreaking bond to call for more research into the disease
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Girl, 4, on 'road to recovery' as she takes on rare and aggressive brain tumour
Mila Larsen was diagnosed with a grade 3 Ependymoma, an aggressive and fast-growing malignant tumour, after a CT scan nearly one year ago - but has defied the odds since then
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'I was told my little girl had stomach bug - now she may not have long left'
Nolianni, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, visited hospital a total of eight times before being diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous type of brain tumour
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'Amazing' girl, 8, skipped home on last day of school and was dead 2 weeks later
Emily Smith had just started her school holidays when she told parents Andy and Sarah that she had an “unusual” feeling in her arm - just 12 days later she died in hospital
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Girl dies in parents arms after numb arm turned out to be sign of silent killer
The family of Emily Smith, 8, who sadly died from a brain tumour has vowed to walk 192 miles in the coast-to-coast challenge whilst they recover from a car accident
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Mum with incurable brain tumour faces deadly op that could steal her memory
Laura Connelly faces a devastating dilemma - should she sign up for dangerous surgery to remove her incurable brain tumour, knowing it could steal her memory, or wait it out and try to enjoy the years she has left?
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'Cheeky' schoolboy, 13, with 'earache' dies after hospital visit for treatment
Alfie Rafferty, 12, from Merseyside, went to hospital suffering from what his family thought was an ear infection and then they were given the devastating news that he had an aggressive brain tumour
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'I've got months to live after my seizures were mistakenly blamed on epilepsy'
Steve Ackroyd, from North London, started suffering seizures but was told by a private neurologist that it was down to having epilepsy - and waved away discrepancies in his CT scans
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'My teenage girl went to sleep and never woke up due to hidden condition'
Ella McCreadie was found dead in bed by her parents after suffering a haemorrhage caused by a high-grade diffuse glioma. Her mum and dad said there was no warning of her condition
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Chef left £5m by rich customer wins fight with dead man's sister to keep fortune
David Turner, 71, left £5million to his friend Sam Jones who he "treated like a son" after meeting at a mobile food van, to the chagrin of the deceased's sister who contested the will
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Girl who went to hospital after parents noticed her 'face drop' tragically dies
A teenage girl diagnosed with a brain tumour after one side of her face dropped has tragically passed away. A hugely talented artist and keen "film buff", her family say they will help other families going through the same in Emily's name.
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'I thought I had ADHD but it was a brain tumour - I wish I'd acted sooner'
Kendra Capablo began to explore an ADHD diagnosis in her forties when her forgetfulness short attention span started affecting her day to day life - she had no idea that the underlying cause was a brain tumour
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EastEnders Lola star says brain tumour storyline made her get headaches checked
Danielle Harold said her EastEnders storyline portraying Lola Pearce's brain tumour made her aware that head pain can sometimes be an indicator of cancer
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'Doctors said my teenage son had an ear infection - weeks later he was dead'
Niall Kavanagh, 19, was rushed to hospital with sudden forgetfulness and an inability to speak after feeling unwell for several weeks - then his family were given devastating news
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Inspirational teen blinded by brain tumour becomes interviewer to the stars
Malachi Tyler was blinded as a toddler by an inoperable brain tumour but has defied the odds to survive longer than his family could have imagined - and he now has his own podcast series interviewing the stars
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'I thought I had an eye infection - it turned out I had a massive brain tumour'
Marcia had blurred vision so she went to get her eyesight tested, but she was in for a shock as the optician spotted something unusual and Marcia was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumour
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'My son asked me if he was going to survive - I had to tell him the truth'
Just weeks after he started to fall over and limp, 13-year-old Arnold Chappin was diagnosed with Brain Stem Glioma, with doctors predicting he may have between six months and a year left to live
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Student who lost hearing during studies horrified to be told he has brain tumour
Ned Hilton, 24, had been studying at the University of Birmingham when he was diagnosed with a grade 4 medulloblastoma tumour but eventually managed to complete his studies
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'I knew my son wasn't well but was told to relax - always trust your instincts'
Liane Slawson noticed Max Dwyer's lips became blue when he was just four days old and, after a few more episodes, he was rushed to hospital where doctors saved his life
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Dad was told symptoms were caused by anxiety - but it was a deadly disease
Keith Evans, from Bulkington, Warwickshire, was initially told by medics to "breathe into a paper bag" when he felt anxious, but he was eventually given a devastating diagnosis
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Mum who found herself 'sleeping all day' had brain tumour the size of tangerine
Alison Carter, 34, was told she had just two months to live without an immediate operation before going under the knife twice and enduring two gruelling rounds of chemo
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Mum dismissed son's clumsiness as 'gangly teen growth' - but it was much worse
Thomas Halket's tiredness, headaches and sickness were actually symptoms of a brain tumour but the seriousness was only recognised after a routine eye test with Specsavers
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Woman gives birth to husband's child 16 months after he died
Jasdip Sumal, from Ruislip, West London, welcomed little Amandeep last month - even though her partner Aman Sumal passed away following a brain tumour in December 2021
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'Doctors thought I had long Covid - it was brain tumour that grew for 10 years'
Dad-of-three Grant Churnin-Ritchie felt exhausted after catching Covid but further hospital checks shockingly showed he had been living with a brain tumour