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Breakthroughs Can’t Wait

Your gift to NBTS powers urgently needed research, advocacy, connection, and support for the brain tumor community. Thanks to the generosity of the Maben-Davis Family Foundation, all gifts received through Sunday, December 21, will be matched, up to $100,000. Together, we can be the community that conquers and cures brain tumors — once and for all.

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Meet Theo and Lori

When Theo was just one year old, he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. In the thirteen years since diagnosis, he and his mom, Lori, have found purpose and community through NBTS, serving as powerful advocates for the brain tumor community. This is their story.

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Our Impact:
Community Here, Breakthroughs Ahead

In the past year, NBTS has advanced promising science, championed policies that protect and empower patients, and guided patients and their loved ones through the challenges of a diagnosis. Our work is ongoing and far from over, but it drives meaningful progress thanks to supporters like you.

Learn More: Read the 2025 Impact Report

Research

Discover how the National Brain Tumor Society advances groundbreaking research, convening experts across sectors to find better treatments, improve survival rates, and prioritize quality of life.

Community

See the impact of our personalized patient navigation team, group support programs, and mission-driven events that serve and unite the brain tumor community at any stage of their experience.

Advocacy

Learn how we advocate relentlessly to increase funding for brain tumor research and drive policies that meet the urgent, unmet needs of patients and care partners.

Ways to Make a Difference

Host a Holiday Fundraiser

Turn your annual holiday tradition into a moment of impact by planning a Fundraise Your Way event. Start a fundraiser to honor a loved one, give thanks, or mark a milestone, and help fuel the breakthroughs ahead.

Raise Awareness

Share your story and our mission on social media to support 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.

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.

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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.

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Breakthroughs Can’t Wait

Meet Theo and Lori