We are feeling incredibly proud of our extraordinary fundraiser Hannah Jones right now.
Hannah Jones, who helps run the SDBTT Hannah Jones Fund, has not only raised £160,000 but has just been awarded the Rotarian Young Citizen Award.
In a recent BBC video, Hannah was filmed talking about been diagnosed with a brain tumour and the fundraising [...]
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Some Good News!
Tuesday, 17th Apr 2012 – 10:54 am
Proton beam therapy centres announced for UK
Thursday, 5th Apr 2012 – 10:59 pm
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust welcomes the Department of Health’s announcement of two proton beam therapy centres in England, meaning patients will no longer need to go abroad for treatment.
Around 1,500 cancer patients a year will benefit from a cutting edge cancer treatment – Proton Beam Therapy – that will be available in London and [...]
SDBTT joins forces with the Christopher Clarke Cancer Research Fund
Tuesday, 3rd Apr 2012 – 10:31 am
The Christopher Clarke Cancer Research Fund (CCCRF) is joining forces with Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) in a bid to increase the research into brain tumours and reduce mortality rates. The merger was officially announced on 31st March at Hope Hospital in Manchester.
CCCRF was set up by Christopher’s mother, Karen Clarke, after her son [...]
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 [...]
Brainstrust Meet Up
Monday, 26th Mar 2012 – 4:47 pm
March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month – the perfect time to get together and enjoy pizza, all on us!
We would love you to come to this brainstrust Meet Up as we value you as part of the brain tumour community – no matter where you are on your journey or what role you have or [...]