This National Brain Tumour Awareness Week, Brain Tumour Ireland is highlighting the symptoms of brain tumours in children and teenagers. Tumours of the brain and central nervous system are the most common childhood cancer, alongside leukaemia, but the symptoms can often be confused for other more common illnesses.Dr Sarah Curry, consultant neuro-oncologist at CHI Crumlin, and Cliona Leamy, mum to eight-year-old Izzy who was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of two, joined The Last Word to discuss the signs that can arise and the challenges some face in getting a diagnosis. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

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