Press Releases

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on Launch of Genomic Data Commons National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. dedicated to the brain tumor community, today released the following statement from David F. Arons, Chief Executive Officer, on Vice President Joseph Biden’s announcement of the launch of National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Genomic Data Commons (GDC): “National Brain Tumor Society offers our full […] June 7, 2016

National Brain Tumor Society Continues Fight on Pediatric Brain Tumors Pediatric brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children 14 and under, and the second leading cause in all youth aged 19 and under. For children with certain types of diffuse, high-grade brain tumors, the survival rates are barely as long as an average school year. Taking these statistics as a call […] May 19, 2016

National Brain Tumor Society & Oligo Nation Announce Funding for Immunotherapy-Based Approach to Oligodendroglioma Treatment Joint funding effort will provide $250,000 for development of anti-CD47 immunotherapy at Stanford University School of Medicine National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. dedicated to the brain tumor community, together with Oligo Nation, a community-driven non-profit dedicated to funding translational oligodendroglioma research, today announced $250,000 in grant-funding for a […] May 16, 2016

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on Revised World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. dedicated to the brain tumor community, today released the following statement from David F. Arons, Chief Executive Officer, on the publishing of the 2016 updated World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System, 4th Edition (Blue Book): “National Brain […] May 10, 2016

National Brain Tumor Society’s Annual “Head to the Hill” Floods the Halls of Congress with Brain Tumor Advocates Nearly 300 brain tumor patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones from 39 states travel to Capitol Hill to advocate for policies that meet the needs of the brain tumor community National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, today brought nearly 300 brain tumor advocates […] May 3, 2016