The HeadSmart – be brain tumour aware campaign was officially launched in London on Wednesday 8 June.
HeadSmart is a new joint campaign by the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre at the University of Nottingham (CBTRC), the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) that aims to [...]
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HeadSmart launch
Friday, 10th Jun 2011 – 4:47 pm
Our new campaign asks the public to be brain tumour aware
Wednesday, 8th Jun 2011 – 8:34 am
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust is launching a major national campaign, “HeadSmart – be brain tumour aware“, to promote awareness of childhood brain tumour symptoms among parents, young people and health professionals.
The campaign has been developed as a collaboration between Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) and doctors and researchers from the Royal College of [...]
Glasgow brain tumour information and support day on 11th March 2011
Monday, 29th Nov 2010 – 2:53 pm
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust will be holding a Patient Information and Support Day in Glasgow on 11th March 2011. We will be joined by specialist speakers, who will present on a variety of relevant topics. The day will be suitable for patients, parents, families and friends, is free to attend and will cover both [...]
Brain tumour information and support day in Belfast on 1st October 2010
Tuesday, 7th Sep 2010 – 4:50 pm
This October, Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust is holding a Patient Information and Support Day in Belfast, in conjunction with Brainwaves NI. We will be joined by specialist speakers, giving presentations on a variety of relevant topics, and the day will be suitable for patients, parents, families and friends. The event is free to attend and will cover [...]
SDBTT-funded Pathways Project featured in The Times
Monday, 24th May 2010 – 2:55 pm
A new initiative designed to improve the speed of diagnosis for children with brain tumours has been featured in a recent story in The Times Magazine.
SDBTT has helped fund The Pathways Project, which has produced guidelines for healthcare professionals to follow in order to spot the multiple symptoms that are most commonly associated with childhood brain tumours. A further [...]