National Brain Tumor Society | Community here. Breakthroughs ahead.

For everyone with a brain tumor, it’s time for a better chance

Goal Exceeded, Gift Unlocked!

Because of your support, we met the NBTS Board’s challenge to raise an additional $300,000 in the last 10 days of 2025. Together, we raised even more, unlocking their $150,000 gift and exceeding expectations — more updates to come soon!

In 2026, your generous gifts will power our bold agenda across many fronts, such as:

Funding approximately $2.5 million in translational and clinical research and investing another $500,000 through the Brain Tumor Investment Fund (BTIF) in transformative treatments.
Strategically expanding the reach of our MyTumorID campaign to increase awareness of biomarker testing and clinical trials so more patients can make informed choices about their treatment.
Relentlessly advancing our priority legislative objectives, including the BRAIN Act, at the highest levels of government, leveraging grassroots advocacy to secure dedicated federal funding for brain tumor research and policy improvements to make care more available, adequate, and affordable.

Be Part of the Breakthroughs Ahead

Put Meaning Behind Your Miles

Join NBTS and our Gray Nation Endurance® athletes around the country to run, ride, swim, hike, or paddle to raise funds and awareness for the brain tumor community.

Urge Congress to Fund Medical Research

Sign our action alert — together, we can ask lawmakers to pass a full, bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 budget that prioritizes research and health care programs for patients with brain tumors.

Fundraise Your Way

In 2026, turn your passion into progress! From hosting an in-person event of any kind to posting an online fundraiser, there are countless ways you can honor a loved one or celebrate a milestone while moving the mission forward with NBTS.

Newly Diagnosed?

About Brain Tumors

Information to help navigate your brain tumor experience

Signs & Symptoms

Most common signs and symptoms of brain tumors

Patient & Caregiver Toolkit

Tools and resources for every step of the health care journey

Personalized Support

Resources and personalized information from our program team

“With MyTumorID, I Decide.”

Every brain tumor experience is unique, and every patient deserves a better chance at survival, a better chance at an adequate quality of life, and the best information available to understand options and make choices for their treatment. With resources from our MyTumorID public health campaign, learn how biomarker testing and clinical trials can help you make informed decisions about your or your loved one’s care.

LEARN MORE

Biomarker testing is a way for your doctors to gather as much information as possible about your tumor.

Your biomarker testing results can help shed light on treatment options that may be available to you, including clinical trials.

When you know your tumor’s biomarkers and your treatment options, you can make informed decisions about what to do next. Discuss tumor ID options with your doctor to learn more. Our patient navigators are here if you have questions.

A Community of Thousands United for One Cause

Saturday, April 11, 2026 DFW Brain Tumor Walk & Race

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A Survivor’s Mission to Fuel Progress for His Family

Rich P. was diagnosed with a brain tumor at just 24, a life-altering moment that shaped his commitment to creating a better future for his family. Nearly two decades later, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of running the Boston Marathon with NBTS’s Gray Nation Endurance® team, raising critical funds for brain tumor research.

Goal Exceeded, Gift Unlocked!