Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
About Medulloblastoma / PNET
November 2, 2020
About Medulloblastoma/PNET Medulloblastoma/PNET is the most common brain tumour of childhood, representing 20% of all childhood brain tumours. They are most common in children between the ages of...
About Ependymoma
October 22, 2020
Robert 'Connor' Dawes (Connor to his family and friends) was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma in 2011. He was 17 and had his whole, bright future ahead of him. He underwent surgery which caused...
About Astrocytoma
November 5, 2019
About Astrocytoma (pronounced ass-tro-sigh-toe-ma). Astrocytomas are the most common type of primary brain tumour and are part of a larger group of brain tumours called gliomas. Astrocytoma...