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SWNS Kieran Shingler and his girlfriend, Abbie Henstock A man who thought he was suffering with the flu was given 12 months to live when it was revealed he had a brain tumour. Kieran Shingler, 26, from Warrington, initially dismissed his symptoms which included a headache, sore throat, and runny nose back in 2022. However, when his condition worsened, he …

A fit and healthy father-of-two received a devastating brain tumour diagnosis after a bizarre symptom triggered a violent seizure—a lasting smell of bleach.  Sam Suriakumar, 40, from London, didn’t think much of it the first time he smelled the strong ammonia-like chemical, assuming that his wife, Sindu, had just cleaned the bathroom.  ‘The smell of ammonia, bleach or some sort …

Stuart Maisner BBC News, South East Brain Tumour Research John Starns is raising awareness for Brain Cancer Research A man who said he appeared drunk but was actually suffering from a brain tumour is helping to raise awareness of the disease. John Starns, from Sutton Valence, Kent, was initially told he had vertigo but when there was no improvement with …

A mother-of-one who dismissed her forgetfulness as a menopause symptom was devastated to be told she had an inoperable brain tumour. April Tate, 52, from Burntisland in Fife, first became concerned in 2018 when she forgot a child’s name while working as a childminder.  Believing it was hormonal, she mentioned it during a routine GP phone call—only to be asked …

Women on a widely–used contraceptive jab are three–and–a–half times more likely to suffer a potentially–fatal brain tumour, a study shows. It’s the third major investigation in just over a year to show the jab raises the risk of a meningioma, the most common type of tumour in the brain, in those on it for 12 months or more. Around 10,000 …