Press Releases

National Brain Tumor Society Board Chair, Dr. Edjah Nduom, Appointed by President Biden to National Cancer Advisory Board Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint four members to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB), including Dr. Edjah Nduom, Chair of the National Brain Tumor Society’s Board of Directors.  Composed of 18 members from the health care, scientific, and public sectors, the NCAB plays an important role in guiding the Director of the […] May 10, 2024

NBTS Names Dr. Manmeet Ahluwalia Clinical Advisor to its DNA Damage Response Consortium Today, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) announced that Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, Chief Scientific Officer, Chief of Medical Oncology, Deputy Director, and Fernandez Family Endowed Chair at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is joining its DNA Damage Response Consortium as Clinical Advisor. The consortium –– which comprises expert teams […] October 25, 2023

NBTS Urges Congress to Keep Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Development Moving Forward David Arons, JD, president and chief executive officer of the National Brain Tumor Society, today released the following statement about averting a potential government shutdown at the end of the Fiscal Year on Friday, September 29, 2023: For thousands of Americans currently living with a brain tumor, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its […] September 26, 2023

New National Brain Tumor Society Program Highlighted by White House Cancer Moonshot Today, the White House Cancer Moonshot announced several important and novel initiatives to advance progress towards ending cancer as we know it. Highlighted in this announcement was NBTS’s commitment, made at the first White House Cancer Moonshot Brain Cancers Forum on Glioblastoma (GBM) & Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) during national Brain Tumor Awareness Month […] September 13, 2023

National Brain Tumor Society to Launch Campaigns Elevating the Necessity of Clinical Trials and Biomarker Testing Access, Guiding Patients to More Informed Treatment Options Joint initiatives aim to help patients and families navigate the era of precision medicine in cancer care National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), a leader in brain tumor patient advocacy, research, information, and support, today announced the launch of two interrelated public health campaigns focused on patient awareness and access to advanced biomarker testing and clinical […] September 12, 2023