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Laura Standen, Doctoral Researcher, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

The seven symptoms that can delay brain tumour diagnosis – and why early detection matters

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Everyone gets headaches. Everyone misplaces their phone or forgets a name now and then. Most of the time, these moments are harmless – the result of stress, fatigue, or just a busy mind. Yet they’re also examples of symptoms that can, in rare cases, signal something far more serious: a brain tumour.

So how can you tell the difference between a brain tumour and an ordinary tension headache, stress, a poor night’s sleep, or even a hangover?

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