You’re in the right place. Brain Tumour Support is a specialist charity dedicated to supporting everyone affected by a brain tumour, patients, families, carers and those who’ve been bereaved.
We work with journalists, broadcasters and content creators to provide expert comment, human stories and accurate information about the impact of brain tumours and the support available.
Every day, people across the UK receive a brain tumour diagnosis that changes everything. Behind every one of those diagnoses is a family whose life has just changed. We’re here to make sure they don’t face it alone — and we’re here to help you tell that story.
Our statistics are drawn from a shared dataset agreed by the four leading brain tumour charities in the UK.
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For comment, interview requests, case studies or press releases, please contact our Communications team.
Bridget Dowty, Communications Lead
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Download our logosOur most recent press releases and media announcements. For older releases, see the archive below.
Date: 26 February 2026
Brain Tumour Support has joined forces with Brain Tumour Research, The Brain Tumour Charity and brainstrust to establish a shared dataset of key brain tumour statistics — ensuring that the information reaching patients, families, journalists and the public is accurate, consistent and up to date.
The four charities have agreed on core data that reflects the true scale and impact of brain tumours in the UK. Among the headline figures:
The collaboration addresses a longstanding challenge in the brain tumour sector — the wide variation in how statistics are reported and interpreted across different organisations. With more than 100 types of brain tumour classified by the World Health Organisation, inconsistencies in data have made it difficult to build a clear and unified picture of the condition’s impact.
By aligning on a shared framework, the four charities aim to strengthen advocacy, improve public understanding and ensure that people affected by brain tumours have access to reliable, consistent information at every stage of their journey.
For further information or comment, contact Bridget Dowty, Communications Lead.
Read the full data reportBrain Tumour Support marked Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026 by focusing on the hidden impact of brain tumours — the cognitive, emotional and practical challenges that are often invisible to others, including changes to memory, concentration and behaviour, persistent fatigue, emotional distress, and the lasting impact on family life and employment.
Throughout March, the charity amplified the voices of patients, carers and families to improve understanding and reduce isolation, encouraging more informed conversations in healthcare settings, workplaces, schools and communities.
Every 40 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a brain tumour. Brain Tumour Support provides emotional and practical support from the point of diagnosis, for as long as it is needed.
For further information or comment, contact Bridget Dowty, Communications Lead.
Find out more about BTAMBrain Tumour Support launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal with the story of Alice, aged 10, and her parents Jane and Simon — facing their first Christmas since Jane’s diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour. The appeal highlighted the urgent need for emotional and practical support for families during the festive season, including specialist counselling for children carrying the
hidden weight of a parent’s diagnosis.
With demand for support continuing to rise, the charity called on individuals, workplaces and communities to donate so that families across the UK do not face a brain tumour diagnosis alone.
Every 40 minutes, someone in the UK hears the words: “You have a brain tumour.” Brain Tumour Support provides dedicated help from the moment of diagnosis and for as long as it is needed.
For further information or comment, contact Bridget Dowty, Communications Lead.
Read about our Christmas AppealWe can provide expert comment, case studies and spokespeople for a wide range of stories. Here are some of the angles we’re currently working with.
29 July 2026
Brain tumour charities call for progress on research, treatment and support This month, we joined five other key organisations dedicated to helping the brain tumour community (...)
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16 July 2026
The South West team at Gleeds Energy Limited have found an inventive way to support Brain Tumour Support while encouraging colleagues to get active and boost their wellbeing. (...)
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16 July 2026
We recently received a grant from bClear Communications to help fund one of our Men’s Support Groups. This online group, run by a male Support Professional, gives patien(...)
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