Better safe
than tumour.
Although brain tumours are rare, if you or a loved one are experiencing two or more of the signs and symptoms it’s important that you speak to your doctor to rule out a brain tumour.
Faster diagnosis leads to quicker treatments, so you’re always better safe than tumour.
Know the signs and symptoms
Choose an age group for a full list of the signs and symptoms
Guidance for healthcare professionals
Explore our materials designed to help healthcare professionals recognise the common signs and symptoms that could indicate a brain tumour in children and young people under the age of 18.
We’re working on producing further materials to support healthcare professionals. Please get in touch if you’d like us to let you know about future updates.
Knowing the signs and symptoms of a brain tumour can lead to a faster diagnosis, which could reduce the impact of a brain tumour.
That’s why we need your help to spread our campaign far and wide, so everyone knows they’re better safe than tumour!
Better Safe Than Tumour – On TV!
During Brain Tumour Awareness month aired our TV ad to drive home our campaign. Continuing to raise awareness – whether adults, children, parents, partners or friends – of the possible signs and symptoms of a brain tumour.
FAQs
What happened to HeadSmart?
If you’re looking for HeadSmart, you’re in the right place. HeadSmart was the name of our pioneering campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours in children and young people.
Today, HeadSmart continues under a new name: Better Safe Than Tumour, powered by The Brain Tumour Charity. We’ve evolved, expanded, and modernised the campaign to ensure even more young people and parents are empowered with lifesaving information. While the HeadSmart campaign played a vital role in our history, all of its key information, insights, and goals live on here at Better Safe Than Tumour.
If you found us by searching for HeadSmart, please know that this is the official and updated home of that work. Any site using the HeadSmart name, other than Better Safe Than Tumour and The Brain Tumour Charity, is not affiliated with us and might not provide accurate or safe information.
Stay informed. Stay empowered. Stay Better Safe Than Tumour.
What’s the difference between HeadSmart and Better Safe Than Tumour?
Better Safe Than Tumour is the next level of HeadSmart. It provides a much deeper and more interactive experience, helping you to better understand the signs and symptoms of brain tumours.
The Better Safe Than Tumour website offers an interactive symptom checker. This allows you to select options specific to the person experiencing the symptoms to deliver more personalised information.
The general signs and symptoms information area has also been updated, offering a more in-depth look at the signs and symptoms of brain tumours than the HeadSmart site did. This allows you to select the age group of the person experiencing symptoms and access more information about each symptom. This way, you can be sure that’s what’s being experienced.
The new website also offers guidance for healthcare professionals. Here they can access resources to better understand and recognise brain tumour signs and symptoms.
There’s also the option to download an awareness pack, helping everyone spread the word. More knowledge of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours could lead to faster diagnosis. And this could reduce the impact of this terrible disease.
We hope this site is informative, useful, and impactful. And, remember, if you think you or a loved one has a brain tumour, see your GP to discuss this.
Better Safe Than Tumour is the original and official home of HeadSmart.