What our readers have said about the

5th Anniversary Issue of “Brain Tumour”

(updated 10th July 2010)

 

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"We have just received the parcel with the excellent IBTA brain tumour magazine. Our congratulations on your fantastic work! At first sight the magazine appears well made: well printed and with a mine of valuable information. It will be the preferred reading for us and for many others for a long time. Thank you." (head of international brain tumour website, Italy)

 

 

I have received the first copy of the magazine and I think it is excellent. I hope you have received lots of constructive and positive feedback. I can only hazard a guess how much work it took. (allied healthcare professional, United Kingdom)

 

 

"...you really did a fantastic job on the entire magazine." (head of international brain tumour website, based in the United States)

 

"I have just finished reading the Anniversary Issue – congratulations – a riveting and thought provoking read." (pharmaceutical company executive, Australia) 

 

 

"Thank you for sending me a copy of the anniversary edition of the magazine. I was quite touched by your article on pages 18-19... Many of the articles in the magazine are of general interest.  I liked the "Patient's Plea" letter written by David Bailey. I hope it had the desired effect."  (reader in Switzerland)

 

 

"I took the IBTA [magazines] you sent to me to our support group last night where they were very well received!  Many thanks and congratulations on a great publication!"  (leader of a brain tumour organisation  in the United Kingdom):  

 

 

"The IBTA – magazine has just arrived. Congratulations !!! You have succeeded in painting a broad picture about brain tumours." (leader of a brain tumour organisation  in Belgium)

 

 

"The magazine arrived yesterday – looks fabulous well done!"  (caregiver in Australia)

 

 

"I want to pass on my congratulations to you and those involved in producing the IBTA magazine. Lots of work but a good, balanced read." (caregiver in Australia)

 

 

I think the magazine is a fabulous job.  I have just read it cover to cover and found it all very legible and the graphics are fantastic--good colors, excellent variety, and the headlines are especially clear and well-worded.  Not a single typo anywhere, to boot! …Congratulations on a most wonderful achievement! (reader, United States)

 

 

 

"Just a huge thank you for the amazing magazine. It is a great read; I have given out my copies to Trustees and other supporters..." (leader of a brain tumour organisation in the United Kingdom)

 

 

"Having at last had time to read your magazine from cover to cover I am in awe of your achievement. What a great publication with so many interesting articles.  I have already sent, given out or lent the 6 copies I received and hopefully several people will request copies via your website. You should be very proud of the quality of the magazine design and the content..."  (European brain tumour charity)

 

 

"Thank you so much for the IBTA Anniversary Issue 2010. It makes great reading and is so wonderfully put together." (European brain tumour charity)

 

 

"WOW! what a fab-mag! Very inspiring, good upbeat and positive stories, THANKS. I am really impressed. I have had wonderful feed back from those that I have shown it to, they feel that it is an amazing bit of inspiration for anyone with a life changing/threatening illness...Thank you very much of the opportunity to experience this." (brain tumour survivor)

 

 

"Thanks very much for sending me your anniversary magazine.  A very impressive production.  Congratulations.  And I'm so pleased that Matron's diary has been found at the National Hospital." (radiologist, United Kingdom)

 

 

"Wow, it's brilliant. Haven't had chance to read it all but there is so much in there, it must have taken a lot of hard work to produce. How do we get extra copies?" (European brain tumour charity)

 

"I've just received my copies of the new magazine.   Thanks so much – and congratulations on a very interesting and well-produced publication."  (researcher)

 

"Many thanks for the world premiere of the IBTA magazine - it's absolutely brilliant! Wonderfully eye-catching, colourful, engaging, good flow of information explaining what IBTA is all about, lots of personal stories, appeal to clinicians, good source of help can be found on every page too...The global aspect is highlighted beautifully - so many people looking in the same direction. I personally found that very moving.  The article on the first operation is of particular interest showing the advances that have been made so far.  Congratulations - a real source of hope, inspiration and practical help and support." (member of the public)

 

 

"The magazine is fantastically well done - really excellent. Congratulations! (reader in France)

 

 

"The magazine is incredible .. . I am so pleased with it and you must be too!  Really incredible!"  (brain tumour patient, Scotland)

 

 

“I received the magazines. My compliments, I am impressed!” (brain tumour organisation administrator, Europe)

 

Thank you very much for sending us many copies of  Brain Tumour World Edition 2010.  It is wonderful!  We came to know that there are so many actions about brain tumours by the patients and the carers, doctors, nurses and co-staffs all over the world.  I could feel people’s sincere dedication and lots of love by reading the pages. I realized that many people are thinking about pediatric brain tumours in the world and our aim is the same.  (reader in Japan)

 

“[My GP] was really impressed with it, saying "I am going to put it out in to my surgery when I have read it" (reader in Australia)

 

“I've just received the IBTA magazine. I have no words but thank you. Thank you for your great work, thank you for all the fantastic articles and testimonies included, thank you for let me know all these amazing and fantastic people fighting against brain tumors…” (founder of brain tumour organisation, Spain)

 

“Thank you for sending me some copies of the IBTA Brain Tumour magazine.
What a fantastic and inspiring publication. I'm sure everyone
associated with it must be very proud of what is a huge achievement…It is something I keep picking up and rereading…” (brain tumour patient, Australia)

 

“I received a copy of your 2005-2010 Anniversary Issue of the Brain Tumour World Edition 2010 from…(my oncologist) and thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of brain tumor people around the world…The article about Dr. Stark-Vance and Avastin on page 86 and David Bailey's patient's plea are wonderful, as is the ad on page 91 concerning the 2nd edition of the book 100 Questions & Answers. I think you get the general idea - this magazine is fabulous!” (brain tumour patient, United States)

 

 

“The magazine looks fantastic - I have passed it around some family and friends also and consensus of opinion is that it is very impressive and inspiring.” (caregiver to a brain tumour patient, New Zealand)

 

 

“I very much appreciate you sending all the copies to me!  It is an excellent book!...It was very inspiring to see stories of others who outlived their prognosis.” (brain tumour patient, United States)

 

 

“I received copies of the IBTA magazine. What a great job. I read through most of the articles and they were informative and timely as well as inspiring... I hope this is something you are able to do this on a regular basis.” (neuro-oncologist, United States)

 

 

“You can imagine how happy I am, finally the magazines are here. They are worth all the waiting. I can't believe it…you worked so hard…you are helping us a lot in highlighting the plight of brain tumor communities in resource strained countries…” (founder of brain tumour organisation, Africa)

 

 

“Thank you very much for the IBTA magazine.  We were excited to open the box! The magazine is rich with latest medical information and fellow brain tumor sojourner. It’s good to know I’m not alone and part [of] the global caring community!” (brain tumour patient, Philippines)

 

“I just read your excellent personal words and I enjoyed the random layout of the new 2003-2010 World Edition of the IBTA Magazine print copy I just received in the mail…What an awesome issue packed with BT survivor stories and I particularly liked the Editors’ Opinion column on page 23  representing grassroots advocates… It’s the real struggles I read about in your magazine for people with brain tumors…in places like Africa that becomes so apparent to me while reading this magazine for the first time, they have so few options or good facilities .  It is a totally unique issue and I enjoyed reading…” (brain tumour patient and advocate, United States)