Welcome to Brain Tumour Action
“MO” – the Channel 4 drama-documentary broadcast January 31st 2010.
Channel 4’s recent broadcast of their drama-documentary covering Mo Mowlem’s career in the aftermath of her diagnosis has brought the issues surrounding brain tumours to wide public attention for the first time. If you have questions following the programme, or if you need advice or help because these issues are affecting you or a loved one, call our helpline on 0131 466 3116 or contact us via our Contact Page.
Welcome to Brain Tumour Action
Brain Tumour Action is here to help brain tumour patients, relatives, carers, educators and researchers. We provide support, produce information, and fund research and training and work towards a day when brain tumours are fully understood and fully treatable.
Brain Tumour Action (BTA) arose out of a need from brain tumour patients and carers attending the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh to have someone to talk to, to know that they were not alone and to realise that there were other people going through the same problems and experiences as themselves. BTAВ was granted charitable status in May 1993.
What We Do
We have five principle aims:-
- Providing support for relatives and sufferers of brain tumours
- Providing counselling and advice for those who need it
- Providing information on brain tumours and their treatment
- Improving the education and awareness of the public about tumours
- Funding and assisting research into brain tumours and their treatment
BTA is actively seeking to support initiatives to
- Take children with brain tumour to specialized holiday camps with their families and carers
- Develop a clinic for adolescents transferring from paediatric services to adult neurooncology.
Brain Tumour Action is able to consider making contributions towards the cost of essential safety equipment such as indoor safety fencing or subscripton fees for personal emergency response systems.
You can find out more about the work BTA does on our About Us page.