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Three generations of same family diagnosed with deadly brain tumours in one-in-a-billion odds

Claire Cordiner’s mother Margaret O’Kane and sister Angie Jones died just one year apart - and now her nephew has been diagnosed with the same condition

The Independent UK

Family loses two members to deadly brain tumours as third is diagnosed

Claire Cordiner said brain tumours had 'devastated' her family and said it was 'disgraceful' there was so little funding to tackle them

Wales Online

Three generations of family diagnosed with same brain tumour

Three generations of one family have been diagnosed with deadly brain tumours, in what is thought to be a less than a one in a billion chance.

The Independent UK

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Lanarkshire mum, sister and son all diagnosed with deadly brain tumours in 'one in a billion' odds

Claire Cordiner has lost her mum and sister to deadly brain tumours with her nephew now on end-of-life care with the same condition in an outcome that 'defies belief'.

Glasgow Live

Brave brain tumour mum speaks out as she shows face left disfigured by surgery

Scots survivor Maggie McMartin wants to raise awareness of the condition as she fundraises for research

Daily Record

Woman's 'disaster operation' to remove brain tumour caused facial disfigurement

Mum-of-three Maggie McMartin was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2005

Wales Online

Baby's skull 'crumbled' after mum had to see GP 18 times to get brain tumour diagnosis

Tessa Crane, 29, said she had to take baby Oscar to doctors 18 times before he was eventually found to have a life-threatening brain tumour

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Man who thought he was short for his age finds out brain tumour to blame for height

Jamie Connolly just thought he was ‘small for his age’

The Independent UK

Girl, 7, battling inoperable brain tumour after complaining of headaches and double vision

Jasmine Freeman's parents said six weeks ago, she was just a "normal child" but their world has been turned upside down

Wales Online

The Wanted star vows to honour Tom Parker's wishes ahead of anniversary of singer's death

Tom Parker died after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour

Wales Online

The mum who donated her tragic five-year-old daughter's brain after 'death sentence'

"It wasn’t if she would die, but when"

Manchester Evening News

Nottinghamshire woman speaks out as her dad’s brain tumour symptoms came on ‘like a flipped switch’

His two daughters are raising money

Nottingham Post

'The tumour has stolen Indie’s childhood' - Parents praise new brain tumour research centre after horrendous diagnosis

“I was in total shock because the doctors were adamant Indie was OK. I just felt total panic and thought she was going to die”

Manchester Evening News

Worried mum dismissed by GPs 18 times discovers baby son has dangerous brain tumour

Tessa Crane was concerned about son Oscar's health and when he was seven months old took him to the doctors 18 times in a month but she was prescribed anti-anxiety medication and dismissed

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Mum branded 'nervous first-time' parent by GPs before son diagnosed with brain tumour

Tessa Crane had concerns about son Oscar's health and took him to the doctors 18 times

The Independent UK

British toddler suffering from ‘only case of cancer of its kind in Europe’

Doctors thought she had a digestive problem but it was only after a change in her heart rate and blood pressure that the tumour was found

Wales Online

'In the shortest space of time, our whole world turned upside down' Woman's eye squint turned out to be brain tumour

Naomi Savage was just four-years-old when doctors diagnosed her with a brain tumour, now her and her mum Lucy are sharing their story in a bid to raise awareness

Liverpool Echo

Mum feels 'robbed' of life with her children after doctors thought headaches were sinus infection

"It has robbed me of the hope of getting old. It’s crushing because there are so many things I want to witness in my girls’ lives"

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Mum blamed dizziness on 'overdoing it at gym' before devastating brain tumour diagnosis

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Sue was diagnosed with low-grade acoustic neuroma, a form of brain tumour, after almost a year of blaming her dizziness on 'overdoing it at the gym' and not eating enough

Manchester Evening News

'I thought I was overdoing it at the gym - my life changed when I heard the words brain tumour'

Sue Hitchmough was left unable to cry from her right eye due to her severe condition

Wales Online

Mum who thought she had ear infection needed three surgeries and lives with permanent shunt in her head

Sue Hitchmough spent nearly a year attributing her health issues to “overdoing it at the gym”

The Guardian - UK

UK spent only £15m on brain tumour research after promising £40m

Exclusive: MPs say research system unfit for purpose as mother of boy who died calls for answers on ‘missing millions’

Wales Online

Dad Kevin's blocked nose turned out to be an incurable brain tumour

Accountant, 41, and his family have thrown themselves into fundraising for research into his condition

Daily Record

Lanarkshire worker pays tribute to late dad with brain tumour research fundraiser

Wear a Hat Day for the charity Brain Tumour Research is on Friday, March 31

Daily Record

Woman branded an 'attention seeker' by GP diagnosed with cancerous brain tumour

Vikki Hindley was turned away from her practice before being told that she had a cancerous brain tumour.

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