Press Releases

Top Boston Hospitals Latest to Join Consortium Bringing Forward DNA Damage Response Treatments for Adults and Children with Brain Cancer Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), in partnership with Yale Cancer Center, announced that experts from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women’s Hospital are joining its DNA Damage Response Consortium. The consortium — which also comprises teams from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; New York University Grossman School of Medicine (NYU); the University […] June 27, 2023

National Brain Tumor Society Participates in White House Forum on Glioblastoma (GBM) & Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), Makes Moonshot Commitment Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) will participate in the first White House Cancer Moonshot Brain Cancers Forum on Glioblastoma (GBM) & Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) during national Brain Tumor Awareness Month. In joining the forum, NBTS will affirm its pledge to defeat brain tumors and improve the lives of patients with brain […] May 25, 2023

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on 5th Annual Congressional Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution In anticipation of the 5th anniversary of Glioblastoma Awareness Day, the National Brain Tumor Society has once again worked with a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives to introduce a congressional resolution designating Wednesday, July 19, as a day to raise public awareness for this highly aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer. In […] May 18, 2023

World Class Hospitals Join DNA Damage Response Consortium to Bring Forward New Treatments for Adults and Children with Brain Cancer Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, NYU, UCSF, and the University of Minnesota join National Brain Tumor Society and Yale-led Initiative   Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), in partnership with Yale Cancer Center, announced new partners for its DNA Damage Response Consortium. Joining the initiative are world-class experts in adult and pediatric neuro-oncology […] March 28, 2023

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on 2023 State of the Union Address National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to defeating brain tumors and improving the lives of patients with brain tumors, commends President Joe Biden for continuing to put cancer patients and cancer research at the forefront of the national public policy discussion.  During his 2023 State of the Union address, the president […] February 8, 2023