If you’re experiencing symptoms or feeling concerned about changes to your health, it can be difficult to know what to do next. We provide clear, trusted information to help you understand symptoms and when to seek medical advice.
Brain Tumour Support provides life-changing emotional and practical help for anyone affected by any type of brain tumour, patients, families, friends and carers, from the moment of diagnosis and for as long as support is needed. Because no one should face a brain tumour alone.
At Brain Tumour Support, we’re here for every person whose life has been changed by a brain tumour — offering calm, compassionate help when it’s needed most.
From the first moment of shock to the months and years that follow, we listen, guide and care. For patients, for families, for friends and loved ones — standing beside you every step of the way.
Find supportWhether you’re worried about symptoms, facing a diagnosis, or supporting someone else, we’re here to help. Explore the support available to you and the people around you.
To access our support services, call our Support Co-ordinator on 01454 422 701 (Monday–Friday, 9 am – 5 pm) or email our support team.
If you have an urgent medical concern, please contact your Clinical Nurse Specialist, GP, or the NHS via 111 (or 999 in an emergency).
If you need emotional support outside our opening hours:
☎ Macmillan Support Line: 0808 808 0000 (8 am – 8 pm, 7 days a week)
☎ Samaritans: 116 123 (24/7)
You can also connect with others at any time via our online community.
Explore our support
Everyone’s experience of a brain tumour is different — and the support you need may change over time.
Whether you’re worried about symptoms, living with a diagnosis, or supporting someone you love, we’re here to help you understand your next step and access the right support for your situation.
If you’re experiencing symptoms or feeling concerned about changes to your health, it can be difficult to know what to do next. We provide clear, trusted information to help you understand symptoms and when to seek medical advice.
If you’re experiencing symptoms or feeling concerned about changes to your health, it can be difficult to know what to do next. We provide clear, trusted information to help you understand symptoms and when to seek medical advice.
Supporting someone you love can bring emotional and practical challenges. We offer guidance, information and support to help partners, family members and friends feel supported too.
Brain tumours affect far more than physical health. Cognitive changes, emotional distress, fatigue and the impact on family life are often invisible to others, but very real for those living with a diagnosis.
Around 13,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour every year, and the families around them face challenges that are just as overwhelming as the physical ones. Explore the facts, personal stories and information that help make sense of what brain tumours really mean.
Read about the hidden impact
Join us for our flagship walking event with focus days in June. Whether you walk 5 miles or 25, every step raises vital funds for people affected by a brain tumour.
From cake sales to skydives, you can fundraise for Brain Tumour Support in any way that suits you. Every pound raised helps us be there for the people who need us.
Run 26.2 miles for Brain Tumour Support and help fund specialist support for patients, families and carers across the UK. Charity places are available now.
There are many ways to support people affected by brain tumours — whether through fundraising, volunteering or sharing your time and skills.
However you choose to get involved, you help ensure free, personalised support is there whenever someone needs it.
Bring people together and raise vital funds in a way that feels right for you — from coffee mornings and community events to personal challenges and celebrations.
Walk, run, cycle or create your own challenge. Every mile completed helps fund emotional and practical support for people facing a brain tumour diagnosis.
Give your time, skills or experience and help us reach more people affected by brain tumours when support matters most.
We work alongside healthcare teams across the UK to ensure patients and families receive emotional and practical support alongside clinical care.
Our specialist resources, referral tools and experienced Support Team help professionals connect patients with support beyond the hospital setting.
Support for healthcare professionals
Hear reflections from Brain Tumour Support CEO Emma McKeown as she shares insight into our work, our community, and the future of support for people affected by brain tumours.
Explore personal stories, conversations and perspectives from across Brain Tumour Support — highlighting what matters most to the people we support.
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For over 20 years, we’ve supported people affected by brain tumours across the UK.
Every year, hundreds of patients, families and carers turn to us for emotional and practical help through diagnosis and beyond.
Our mission is simple: no one should face a brain tumour diagnosis alone.
Our vision shapes everything we do, and our values guide how we support people — with compassion, clarity and care.
Discover what motivates us and what you can expect from Brain Tumour Support.
Each year, we support hundreds of individuals and families across the UK with information, guidance and emotional support — through one of the most difficult times in their lives.
Find out what support we provide and how we reach people when it matters most.
In 2023, we marked 20 years of providing vital support to people affected by brain tumours. Over two decades, we’ve seen the difference that care, guidance and community can make.
Thank you for helping us be there — now and for the years ahead.
Support Matters shares updates from across Brain Tumour Support — including personal stories, fundraising news and the impact of your support.
Inside this edition you’ll find:
Read the latest edition and see what your support is making possible.
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Whether you fundraise, donate or volunteer, there are many ways to help people affected by brain tumours feel less alone.
Every action helps keep our support services running — for as long as they’re needed.
Raise money in a way that suits you — from community events to personal challenges. Every pound helps fund vital support for families facing a brain tumour.
Your donation helps provide counselling, information and reassurance at the moments people need it most — today and in the months ahead.
Give your time, skills or experience and help us support more people. Volunteers make a real difference to what we can offer.
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16 July 2026
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16 July 2026
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2 July 2026
Our Head of Support Services and CEO shared the importance of timely, personalised support for people affected by a brain tumour. Brain Tumour Support was delighted to attend (...)
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7 August @ 12:00 pm - 7 August @ 1:00 pm
This online support group is run by our Support Professionals for anyone supporting someone with a grade 3 or grade 4 brain tumour.
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7 August @ 2:00 pm - 7 August @ 3:30 pm
These regular face-to-face regional support groups held in Cardiff provide a safe space for those who have a brain tumour to connect with others.
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11 August @ 10:00 am - 11 August @ 11:00 am
If you’ve lost a loved one to a brain tumour, you don’t have to face it alone.
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