Whilst brain tumours account for a quarter of childhood cancers, many parents, young people and health professionals are not confident in their ability to recognise the symptoms of a brain tumour, causing longer diagnosis times. This needs to change, and the HeadSmart campaign is starting to make a difference.
We are now looking to expand our [...]
Tag Archives: brain tumours in children
Become a HeadSmart Community Champion
Monday, 23rd Apr 2012 – 4:50 pm
Brain tumour e-learning module launched for health professionals
Thursday, 29th Mar 2012 – 9:58 am
An education module has been launched today for medical professionals in a bid to reduce the time it takes to diagnose brain tumours in children and young people from the current average of 12-13 weeks to 5.
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust collaborated on the HeadSmart campaign, launched last year, to assist parents and health professionals [...]
NHS Evidence Accreditation
Tuesday, 6th Sep 2011 – 11:38 am
The process used by the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre at the University of Nottingham to produce the ‘Diagnosis of Brain Tumours in Children’ guidline has been formally approved under the NHS Evidence Accreditation Scheme. Work to produce the guideline was funded by SDBTT and it forms the basis of all HeadSmart materials and our HeadSmart: [...]
Brain Tumour Information Day in Nottingham on 24th June
Tuesday, 24th May 2011 – 4:28 pm
We are very fortunate in having Professor David Walker, a leading professor of paediatric oncology, join us at our Nottingham brain tumour information day on 24th June 2011.
The day will include sessions relevant to all types and grades of brain tumour, and both adult and childhood tumours will be covered. As well as [...]
Brain Tumour Information Day in Leeds on 17th June
Tuesday, 24th May 2011 – 4:21 pm
We are holding our next patient and carer support and information day in Leeds on Friday 17th June 2011.
The day will consist of sessions relevant to both adult and childhood brain tumours of all types and grades, and we will cover a range of topics, including research developments, treatment types and the psychological impact of [...]