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Another Conference Success for Brain Tumour UK

Brain Tumour UK’s Annual Conference, in partnership with Professor Garth Cruickshank and his team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, was once again a great success. We are indebted to our partners, sponsors, volunteers and supporters for their generous support.

Key presentations can be found below in PDF format, together with further details about the event.

	Brain tumour detectives – how we tell tumours apart Dr Malcolm Galloway, Consultant Neuropathologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital, London.
	Improving outcomes for brain tumour patients Garth Cruickshank, Professor of Neuro-surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
	Improving lives and maximizing survivorship Stephen Richards, Macmillan Cancer Support, Director for London, Anglia & South East England.
	New developments in the treatment of brain tumours David MacDonald, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. New and future brain tumour research in Canada and the United States.
	New technology and chemotherapy: testing future combinations Michael Brada, Professor of Clinical Oncology, Institute for Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. The future for proton therapy and other technologies, and their combined use with biologically-targeted chemotherapies.
	Financial Support for People Affected by Cancer Steve Dubbins, Macmillan Development Manager and Neal Southwick, Financial Support Programme Manager, Macmillan. What Macmillan offers: a benefits helpline, benefits advice and grants.
	Effective care for brain tumour patients in the community Maureen Dowling, Macmillan Lead Allied Health Professional and Project Coordinator for the Brain and CNS Survivorship Pathways Project, SW London Cancer Network. This is the first NHS Improvement project designed to develop a clinical care ‘pathway’ for brain tumour patients, from acute care through to care in the community.
	An update on clinical trials Dr Paul Mulholland, Consultant in Medical Oncology, University College London Hospitals and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, London.
	Palliative Care: The benefits of planning your future care Sam Turner and Simon Chapman (National Association for Palliative Care).