11 h. ago Beatson Cancer Charity and Brain Tumour Research shortlisted for third sector award for Charity Partnership of the Year

Beatson Cancer Charity and Brain Tumour Research are proud to announce that their collaboration to establish the Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence has been shortlisted for the Third Sector Award for Charity Partnership of the Year.

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30 h. ago Pregnant women urged to take action as baby dies from whooping cough

The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned mums to ensure they receive pregnancy vaccines after a baby died from whooping cough, with the government warning that hesitancy is growing

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32 h. ago Girl, six, dies from brain tumour after symptoms were dismissed as 'lazy eye'

Heartbroken mum Elysee Cook, 30, from Leeds, is warning parents of the symptoms of a rare brain tumour, hoping other families can get an earlier diagnosis than her daughter Octavia

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33 h. ago Young girl died after brain tumour dismissed by doctor as 'lazy eye'

Octavia Cook, who was born premature at 29 weeks, was just three-years-old when her mum noticed her eyes were beginning to drift.

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49 h. ago Doctors dismissed my symptoms as anxiety but I actually had a rare form of cancer

Tameika McBride, 30, had been dealing with bouts of dizziness, heart palpitations and unexplained weight gain for years but was told it was nothing more than anxiety.

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3 d. ago Boy, 6, dies after blurry vision turned out to a brain tumour... optician dismissed symptoms

A young boy died just months after doctors initially dismissed his brain tumour as term-time tiredness and exhaustion from after school clubs.

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3 d. ago Images show Brit mum's horrifying injuries after pair mowed down by Ibiza taxi

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Mum Ebony Corinley suffered extensive injuries, including six broken ribs, multiple leg fractures and an open fracture on her knee after the Ibiza collision

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3 d. ago Scots farmer thought back pains were from work before shock brain tumour diagnosis

Richard Gospel, 44, started experiencing pins and needles in his back of head and shooting pains in 2023.

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3 d. ago Tragedy as boy, 6, dies from brain tumour in 'every parent's worst nightmare'

Tay Kurtul, from Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, experienced tummy ache, tiredness and heightened emotions, symptoms initially put down to exhaustion from after-school clubs

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4 d. ago Fit and healthy young woman, 28, unknowingly lived with brain tumour for 15 YEARS

A woman from Boston in the US discovered by chance that she had a tumour growing on her brain while on a plane.

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4 d. ago Mum diagnosed with brain tumour after dismissing symptom for 20 years

Nikita Sterling was diagnosed with a ‘large’ meningioma, which doctors suspect ‘could have been growing for 20 years’

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4 d. ago Davina McCall's emotional words to partner as she opens up on 'exhausting' health battle

Davina McCall opened up about the challenges in her brain tumour journey, which included an emotional conversation with her partner Michael Douglas

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4 d. ago Davina McCall admits she was 'terrified of dying' before her brain tumour diagnosis after family loss

Davina revealed that her parents and sister died quite young, but she's no longer terrified of her own death after her benign brain tumour

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4 d. ago Davina McCall fears 'she might not make it' before heartbreaking plea to partner

Davina McCall, who underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a benign brain tumour, admitted that she thought she "might not make it" as she opened up about a pressing lifelong fear

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4 d. ago Davina McCall reveals 'terrifying' thoughts about death after brain tumour surgery

TV host and podcaster Davina McCall has overcome a brain tumour and is bouncing back in style this year, but admits that while she's terrified of dying, she had 'come to terms' with it

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4 d. ago Davina McCall says she has been ‘terrified of dying my whole life’

The 57-year-old had surgery to remove a benign brain tumour last year.

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5 d. ago British grandmother stranded in Turkish hospital is warned complete paralysis is 'best case scenario' after brain tumour deteriorated during family holiday

Gill Taylor-Scarth had been on a 'big family holiday' in the resort town of Fethiye, Turkey, before falling ill on August 23.

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5 d. ago Warning after mum’s brain tumour symptoms dismissed as migraines

Nikita Sterling was diagnosed with a ‘large’ meningioma, which doctors suspect ‘could have been growing for 20 years’

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5 d. ago Horror moment mum drags daughter, 3, into hospital with steak knife in her head

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The mum claims the knife was accidentally launched into the air when she was making the bed, and lodged itself in her little girl's skull. The pair were pictured walking into A&E in China

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6 d. ago Surgeons warn granny in Turkey she will be paralyzed in terrifying brain tumour twist

Gill Taylor-Scarth was told she needs an operation but the best outcome she can look forward to is total paralysis if all goes to plan.

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