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Childhood brain tumour – Prof. David Walker & David Cartwright (13:36)
In the UK, about 4-500 children every year are diagnosed with brain tumours. However, evidence suggests that the time to diagnosis is longer in the UK than in other parts of Europe and the US. The HeadSmart campaign was established by a collective of healthcare academics, professionals, and charities, with the aim of reducing the time to diagnosis of child brain tumours. In this interview, David Cartwright, talks to Professor David Walker, a Paediatric Oncologist at the University of Nottingham, and Clinical Lead of the HeadSmart campaign about the role optometrists can play in identifying these children.
First published in DOCET OQ85 (2013).