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Brain tumours account for a quarter of childhood cancer diagnoses and more than a third of childhood cancer deaths.
Childhood brain tumours are treated aggressively to give each child the very best chance of survival. But survival comes at a cost, and many young patients are left with devastating long-term and late effects that severely impact on their future health and wellbeing.
Our Brain Tumour Initiative
Eight brain tumour research projects
Nottingham, Birmingham, Edinburgh and London
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Ongoing
£3m
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