Alissa Bowman is battling a rare brain cancer (Image: The Brain Tumour Charity) A “tough cookie” teenager who sat her GCSEs despite being in immense pain from a cancer so rare that it doesn’t even have a name is dealing with her illness by “making jokes and laughing”. Alissa Bowman issues first started last summer … Read more
How we feel when waking up in the morning is often a good indicator of our health. For example, feeling tired even after a full night’s sleep could mean you are coming down with something. And according to experts, waking up with a pain in your head could also mean that something is wrong. The … Read more
Nicki Chapman, the star of Escape to the Country, has opened up about her life-altering diagnosis. The 57-year-old from Herne Bay, Kent, discovered she had a brain tumour the size of a golf ball. Five years ago, when her speech began to slur and her vision became blurred, she sought medical attention. Fortunately, the tumour … Read more
Now in recovery following a successful operation, McBriar shared that he faces a six to eight-week recuperation period and a lengthy stretch of aftercare, yet he remains ‘incredibly grateful and lucky’. Expressing his gratitude, McBriar said: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the amazing consultants, surgeons, doctors and nurses at the … Read more
A new mum who thought she just had “dry eyes” was diagnosed with a brain tumour and told she had just months to live. Rachael Burns, 22, started noticing changes to her eyesight after giving birth to her daughter, Raeya, one. The migraines she had suffered with for years intensified and she went to see … Read more
I had no idea when we posed for this photo in a packed festival crowd that anything was wrong. I remember thinking how amazing it was that my dad, at the age of 69, was still going to music festivals with me. Not only that, but he absolutely rocked out to Guns n Roses at … Read more
An esteemed doctor has defied the odds by surviving an aggressive form of cancer following world-first treatment. Australian pathologist Richard Scolyer was “thrilled” when a latest scan showed he remained cancer-free a year on from diagnosis. Professor Scolyer was told he had glioblastoma IDH wild-type last year – a particularly intrusive type of brain tumour. … Read more
A beloved dad-of-three has been given just 15 months to live after his cluster headaches were found to be caused by a terminal brain tumour. When Ricky Smith, 39, first started experiencing the headaches in February he put it down to the fact he was working too much. But they lingered for two weeks prompting … Read more
A Royal Navy officer who thought she was just experiencing dehydration and exhaustion from her field gun training has revealed her life was “forever changed” after learning she had terminal brain cancer. Petty officer Jess Zentilin-Dorey, was told she had a grade 4 astrocytoma in June 2022 after having a seizure at home. The 33-year-old, … Read more
Christian Nolen had been diagnosed with a primary tumour known as a Glioma, an aggressive form of brain tumour with an often poor prognosis. It was in a “critical part of the brain” and required major surgery. Luckily, the rock music fan and pro guitarist had noticed immediately that he was having problems controlling one … Read more
