The Three Tumours: A Brain Tumour Charity North East

Supporting Lives across the North East Affected by Brain Tumours

Change the life, Change the world

Providing resources, support, and above all, hope to those navigating life after a brain tumour diagnosis in Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland and beyond.

Supporting You & Your Family

A North East Brain Tumour Charity
With a Difference

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Get Help and Support

Access useful resources, local support groups, and advice tailored for brain tumour patients and families.

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Raise Awareness

Learn about brain tumours and join our mission to educate families in and around the North East. We want to inspire local change.

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Volunteer with Us

Be part of our journey. Join our local fundraising and assist at events in Sunderland, Newcastle and surrounding areas.

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Making a Difference Together

Charity North East: Providing Lifelines for Brain Tumour Patients and Families

Because of your support, we provide vital resources, emotional care, and practical signposting across the region. In addition, we connect families with local and online support to make the first steps easier.

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Every year, over 13,000 individuals are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour in the UK.

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Yet only 13% of adults diagnosed with brain cancer survive for five years or more, compared to an average of 56% across all cancers.
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What's more, brain tumours reduce life expectancy by an average of 27 years, the highest among all cancers.

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As a result, 88% of people affected by brain tumours say they feel isolated and lack sufficient support.

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Your support means everything. However, brain tumours do not just affect individuals, they touch whole families and communities across the North East. From Newcastle and Gateshead to Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, thousands of people are living with the uncertainty and daily challenges that follow a brain tumour diagnosis. With your help, we can change that locally and beyond.

In fact, every donation to our brain tumour charity helps us run awareness in the region, offer emotional and practical support to local families, and advocate for faster diagnoses and better treatments. Whether you give £2 or £20, your generosity helps us reach more people across Tyne and Wear and County Durham, provide clearer resources, and push for the change patients and carers urgently need.

Ultimately, you are not just giving money. Above all, you are giving hope, strength, and the reassurance that no one in the North East has to face this alone.

We Change Your Life & World

Our Mission & Goals

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Small Donations Make A Bigger Impact On Someone’s Life, Act Today!

At The Three Tumours, a brain tumour charity, our mission is clear: to improve lives through awareness, support, and community. To that end, we aim to provide access to resources, emotional support, and practical help for those affected by brain tumours while raising funds for vital research.

Your questions, answered simply

Brain Tumour Charity North East FAQ

Start here: quick, helpful answers from our brain tumour charity.
If you still have questions, please do get in touch.

We are a registered brain tumour charity (charity number 1179681) based in the North East of England. We support people across Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland and the surrounding areas. You can read more about The Three Tumours.

Yes. Our brain tumour support groups page has details of local support in the North East as well as online options. Meeting details can change, so please check the page or contact us before you attend.

You can call us on 01915402998, email support@thethreetumours.co.uk or send a message through our contact page.

We provide information, emotional support and practical signposting, and we help families connect with local and online support. Our pages on brain tumour support for families and brain tumour help and advice are a good place to start.

Our team is based in the North East, but our information is free to read wherever you are. That includes our guides to brain tumour symptoms, brain tumour after effects and living with a brain tumour.

You can help at our local fundraising and awareness events in Newcastle, Sunderland and the surrounding areas. Find out more on our Support Us page, or get in touch to tell us how you would like to help.

Many supporters take on a walking or running challenge for us. Our 2026 charity walk or run page has more information, and our Support Us page explains other ways to help, including donating.

No. The Three Tumours is a separate registered charity (charity number 1179681) based in the North East of England. The Brain Tumour Charity is a different, national UK charity.

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If you would like to learn more about why The Three Tumours exists, the families we support and the difference your involvement can make, take a moment to read more about us. If you or someone close to you needs support, or you would like to speak to us directly, please get in touch. Whether you are looking for information, guidance or a way to help, we are here and ready to listen.