Mother in brain tumour fight
Sacha Langton-Gilks, whose 16-year-old son David has just days to lives after a long-running battle with a brain tumour, speaks to ITV News in a bid to raise awareness of the symptoms and to increase the chances for other children.
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Read the full storyWhat are the symptoms of a brain tumour?
HeadSmart's credit-card sized guide lists the common signs and symptoms of brain tumour in children and young people across three age ranges.
For more details on what the symptoms are visit the HeadSmart website.
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Charity aims to raise awareness of brain tumours
Sacha Langton-Gilks is involved in the HeadSmart campaign which aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of brain tumours in children and young people.
For more information or help you can visit the HeadSmart website, follow @headsmartuk or @sachalg or use #cancerchild on Twitter, or text SMART to 81400.
What is medulloblastoma?
- Medulloblastoma is a type of brain tumour which mainly affects children and young people.
- Symptoms could include persistent and recurrent vomiting, balance, co-ordination and walking problems, abnormal eye movements and fits or seizures.
- Half of all children and young people identified as having a brain tumour take longer than three months to be diagnosed, a charity warned.
- The HeadSmart campaign aims to reduce this diagnosis time to help reduce the long-term effects.
'Brain tumours kill two coach loads of children every year'
Sacha Langton-Gilks, whose 16-year-old son David has just days to lives after a long-running battle with a brain tumour, speaks to ITV News in a bid to raise awareness of the symptoms and to increase the chances for other children.
Speaking to Mark Nightingale she said the condition kills two coach loads of children every year and youngsters are as likely to get a brain tumour as meningitis.