Woman's blurry vision turned out to be seven brain tumours

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A woman who was told she had SEVEN brain tumours after suffering with blurred vision said it is like having a "ticking time bomb" in her head.  Emma Hollick, 41, started experiencing blurred vision and booked an appointment with her GP.  Doctors thought Emma was suffering from a virus but her symptoms continued to worsen and she lost the feeling in the left side of her face.  She started to experience headaches and went to see her optician who flagged concerns to her GP - but there was an 18-week wait for a referral.  Desperate Emma went to A&E where she had an MRI scan which revealed she had multiple meningiomas.  A month later, Emma had an operation to remove one of the tumour's - which was successful - as it was pressing on her optic nerve.  Now, she has yearly MRI scans to monitor the tumours and said it is like having a "ticking time bomb".

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00:00Hi, I'm Dr. Charlotte Eaton, a postdoc at the University of California, San Francisco.

00:05My research is focused on a type of brain tumor called a meningioma, which is the most common

00:10type of brain tumor. These tumors start in the meninges, which form the protective layer around

00:15the brain. The exact cell type and layer where meningiomas form is unknown, limiting treatments

00:22to surgery and radiation. In this project, I aim to use cutting-edge techniques to identify which

00:28cells these tumors start growing from. This knowledge could reveal how meningiomas develop

00:33and lead to better targeted treatments.

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