A study looking at how to investigate causes of brain tumours in children and young people (UK CYAB)

This pilot study was done to find out if it would be possible to do a larger study looking at the causes of brain tumours in children and young people.

Researchers are planning a large study to find out more about the causes of brain tumours. They want to look at a variety of possible factors. This study will run alongside similar international studies. Hopefully all these results will be combined to improve our understanding of brain tumours in children and young people.

To help prepare for the full study, the researchers did this pilot study first. The aims were to

• Find out if it is possible to recruit large numbers of young people up to the age of 24

• Test a questionnaire to see if it provides the right information

• Develop ways to collect and store blood and cell samples

• Help the researchers prepare documents for the larger study