Content
Foreword
Foreword
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When you’re diagnosed
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Your right to know
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Related content
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Watch
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Resources
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During your treatment
A brain tumour diagnosis can be
overwhelming, we’re here to make it as
simple and easy to cope with as possible.
Your right to know
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Here you’ll find information on how
to access the NHS services and the
standards of care you should expect.
Your right to know
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Related content
Related content
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Watch
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Resources
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Our related content gives you a bit
more information about some of the
things you’ll read about in this guide.
After your treatment
Your right to know
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We’ve put together a list of other
helpful resources that you may find
useful which take you through each
topic step-by-step.
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Related content
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Watch
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Resources
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Supportive and palliative care
Your right to know
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Resources
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Watch
Our case study videos can help
you feel less alone by hearing
from others in a similar situation.
How we can support you
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Checklist
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About us
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Jargon buster
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Thanks
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Resources
Jargon buster
As a neurosurgeon, I see first-hand the bewilderment that
people experience when they are diagnosed with a brain
tumour. That diagnosis starts them and their families on an
unexpected journey where they must navigate the system,
make choices about treatments and try to adjust their lives
around this condition. This guide clearly and simply states
the minimum standards of care which should be provided
by the NHS, as well as some more innovative and research
focussed steps.
I believe that this will prove invaluable to anyone who is
newly diagnosed as well as those who are further along
their journey. It will help them understand what lies ahead
and empower them to ask for these minimum standards to
be followed. Being diagnosed with a brain tumour can feel
very isolating but The Brain Tumour Charity can provide
information and support each step of the way, travelling
with you, so you are not alone.
Colin Watts
Neurosurgeon, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge,
Steering Group Chair
The jargon buster will help explain
complex medical terms (highlighted
in bold) that you may not have come
across before.
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