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My child has a brain tumour

Patient holding a parent's hand.

Here are some useful resources to help you navigate your child being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

  • My child has a brain tumour. What are the different types?
  • Where in the brain are the tumours found?
  • What’s the difference between a low grade tumour and a high grade tumour?
  • What do ‘malignant’, ‘benign’ and all these other words mean?
  • What effects could the tumour cause – physically and mentally?
  • What caused it?
  • What treatments are available?
  • What happens after my child has been diagnosed with cancer?

The video from The Brain Tumour Charity is an animation for children to understand what a brain tumour is.

What wards/departments might my child visit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH)?

  • Oncology and Haematology wards at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Other useful resources

  • The Brain Tumour Charity
  • Cancer Research UK
  • Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
  • Children with Cancer UK
  • The Child Brain Injury Trust
  • The Children’s Trust
  • Help Harry Help Others 
  • SUCCESS Charity
  • Young Lives Versus Cancer

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