Glioblastoma
New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers immune system to fight aggressive brain tumour
The breakthrough means scientists will now be able to test the vaccine on a larger group of patients.
Annabel Giles dies after brain tumour diagnosis: What is a glioblastoma?
Around 3,000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with a glioblastoma.
Researchers developing lateral flow test to detect brain tumours
The aim is to develop a simple finger prick test that patients can use at home.
Woman who lost mother and brother to brain cancer welcomes £1.2m investment
Paul Simons died seven weeks after diagnosis in November 2018 while his mother died 11 weeks later, aged 77.
Grieving mother demands improvements in ‘neglected’ cancer
Nicola Nuttall’s daughter Laura died in May, aged 23.
Grandma with deadly brain cancer desperate to raise £250,000 to triple life expectancy and see granddaughter go to prom
Alison Horspool was diagnosed with deadly brain cancer after paying for a private MRI scan and is hoping to raise a quarter of a million pounds.
Grandma with deadly brain cancer desperate to raise £250,000 to triple life expectancy and see granddaughter go to prom
Alison Horspool was diagnosed with deadly brain cancer after paying for a private MRI scan and is hoping to raise a quarter of a million pounds.
Scientists a step closer to effective treatment for aggressive brain tumour
An ultrasound device breaches the blood-brain barrier to deliver drugs to the brain in glioblastoma patients.
Dunmurry Dipper's cold water spotlight on rare brain cancer
A RARE form of brain cancer which has been underfunded in Northern Ireland - and remains largely under the public radar - has been highlighted thanks to a year-long cold water challenge by Dunmurry's Peter Gilgunn.
Swimmers complete 365 dips in a year to raise cancer awareness
The wife of a man who died of glioblastoma travelled to watch the Dunmurry Dippers complete their challenge.