At a reception in Westminster on 15th December, The Brain Tumour Charity released its report into the cost of a brain tumour diagnosis. The report makes the economic case for a National Brain Tumour Strategy to minimise these costs - both to the individual and to society. We unpick this report with Marcus Loney-Evans, Head of Policy and Campaigns at The Charity.

You can read the full report here.

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The Brain Tumour Charity has released its report into the staggering cost of a brain tumour diagnosis to the UK economy. The report makes the economic case for a National Brain Tumour Strategy to minimise these costs - both to the individual and to society.

In part one of this episode, Anna unpicks some of the report's findings with Kimberley, who's living with a brain tumour diagnosis and Rhiannon, who's caring for her son following his ill-health. They discuss the impact on their own finances.

In part two, Chandos interviews Marcus - Head of Policy and Campaigns at The Charity - to dig deeper into the report's finding's.

To find out more, you can download a copy of the report on the charity's website.

And if you need someone to turn to for information following a diagnosis in your family, The Brain Tumour Charity runs a Benefits and Money clinic in collaboration with Citizens Advice.

Thank you for listening.

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If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004 or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

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Hosts Anna and Andy mark two years since Dr Michele Afif became Chief Executive at The Brain Tumour Charity by asking about her early life, her previous careers in medicine and law - and a few more questions that we crowdsourced from our listeners.

In response, Michele explains how she's focused The Charity on turning its co-created strategy into a 'strategy in action'. She's honed in on what it needs to deliver, what evidence backs that up and how it can deliver truly transformative results.

She describes it as asking the question: "How do we push one or two big boulders up the same hill rather than hundreds of boulders up hundreds of hills?"

Michele also talks about her proudest moments, her biggest challenge, The Charity's imminent plans and the advice she'd give her younger self.

And if you have any questions for Michele or The Charity, you can email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org

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If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004 or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

If you have any questions about this episode of the podcast, email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org