var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Talking us through his experience of cancer, here we meet twenty-year-old Dylan Joint, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1997. After a relapse two years later, Dylan faced a hard battle to regain his health, dealing with intense treatment and long stints in hospital. After talking about the support [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Continuing with the Headspace series, we hear more from former brain tumour patients Sarah, Jonny, Rebecca, Ashley, Curtis and Craig. Talking about the physical, emotional and learning difficulties faced post treatment, we discover each case is very different, often depending on the location of the tumour and the complications experienced. Asked [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); As part of Headspace, videos related to and concerning the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours, created to help other patients in similar situations, we hear from a series of former patients, all sharing their experience of living with a brain tumour. Covering a range of subjects, including the discovery of [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); A highly informative and insightful film covering all there is to know about The Developing Brain in Neuro-Oncology conference, which took place back in April 2008 at St. John’s College, Cambridge. Looking closely at the needs of teenagers and young adults with brain tumours, Professor David Walker, a leading paediatric oncologist, [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); After receiving treatment for a brain tumour, we catch up with Alice as she finally gets back into things, starting with a game of Scrabble to keep her mind ticking! We follow Alice as she completes some hard physio sessions, building up the strength in her muscles and working tirelessly to [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); A highly informative talk from the Brain Tumour Conference in April 2008, by a former teenage cancer patient, Tom Green, who was treated for two brain tumours when he was just seventeen. Drawing on his own experiences, Tom explains the effects, physically and psycho socially, having a brain tumour can bring [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); We catch up with Matt as he attends the Children’s Brain Tumour Family Open Day, where he finds out everything there is to know about situations just like his own. Matt also learns lots of interesting new facts with the help of some of the professionals on hand to talk to [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Diagnosed in September 2006 with a brain tumour, this is Jonny’s story. 8 months on and we hear about his long and hard journey in detail, as Jonny explains the nasty side effects of treatment and the various operations he has had to have. We get a sneaky peek at the [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Aged 17, diagnosed 7 years ago and blasting out of the stereo? S Club 7 of course! Lizzy is certainly all about the 7’s. As she tells her story, we hear about everything from radiotherapy to Teegan the dog, complete with a series of photographs taken at the time. Lizzy also [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); You simply can’t sit through an episode of Coronation Street these days without someone ringing you and disturbing the peace….as Mr. Peter soon discovers! A phone call from the hospital completely disrupts his evening television schedule as our favourite cartoon comedian finds out he has to go back to hospital. Looks [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); In this truthful and informative film, as part of the Head Space series, former cancer patient Marina reminisces over the past few years and tells us about her experience with the illness and how it has changed her life, with work, family and friends being just some of the factors affected. [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); A hilarious animation by Peter Wilkinson, telling us the story of “Mr. Peter”, and how a trip to the opticians doesn’t quite go to plan when we are introduced to “Brian the brain tumour”. With a catchy soundtrack and his invisible girlfriend ‘Debs’ on his arm, he’s ready for anything. First [...]