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Man Who Thought Headaches Were Due to Stressful Job Had Brain Tumor
Craig Alexander's seizure revealed a large brain tumour after years of misattributed symptoms, leading him to stop work and campaign for improved brain tumour research in the UK.
- An architect's seizure led to diagnosis after a tonic-clonic seizure in a car triggered scans revealing a deep astrocytoma measuring 75mm by 35mm at Hereford Hospital.
- Alexander had long dismissed his headaches as stress from long working hours and dehydration, while medical teams concluded the slow-growing tumour had likely developed over several years.
- He underwent surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and surgeons performed a seven-hour craniotomy to obtain a biopsy, leaving Alexander temporarily unable to walk or speak due to the tumour's location.
- Treatment has left Alexander sleeping 15 to 18 hours daily, forcing him to stop work and requiring regular scans, though private speech and physiotherapy helped him almost fully recuperate.
- At the Senedd on Wednesday, Craig endorsed Brain Tumour Research's manifesto calling for immediate action, with Dr Karen Noble urging expanded clinical trials and whole-genome sequencing as part of the roadmap.
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