News

A Thanksgiving Message From David Arons This Thanksgiving, and every day, I am grateful for our extraordinary community. Because of supporters like you, NBTS worked unrelentingly in 2023 to drive discoveries toward better treatments and quality of life, provide support and resources to patients and caregivers, and champion the unmet needs of the brain tumor community.   Thank you for taking action […] November 22, 2023

Five Years of Glioblastoma Awareness Day: Five Advancements & Five Challenges The establishment of a national Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day has, in many ways, driven significant progress for the GBM and entire brain tumor community. This year as we recognize the fifth annual Glioblastoma Awareness Day, it’s important that we take stock of these accomplishments, which have only been achievable through the dedicated advocacy and efforts […] July 20, 2023

Edjah Nduom Announced as Chair Among Slate of New NBTS Board Officers We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new slate of officers to the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) Board of Directors. Edjah Nduom, Erica Birke, Mil Parekh, and Leah Recht bring a remarkable range of expertise, dedication, and experience to these leadership positions at NBTS. With their diverse backgrounds and shared commitment to […] July 14, 2023

[White Paper] Assessing Uptake of Remote Consent for Clinical Trials: Opportunities to Reduce Patient Burden A white paper from the National Brain Tumor Society and the LUNGevity Foundation Executive Summary While the COVID-19 public health emergency has caused major disruption to many clinical studies, one positive outgrowth has been the opportunity afforded trials sponsors, investigators, and regulators to implement elements of decentralized trials in on-going clinical studies. Decentralized clinical trials […] January 18, 2023

Guest Blog: A Patient and Philosopher Goes to the Biggest Brain Tumor Research Conference of the Year Glioblastoma patient and NBTS Board member, Adam Hayden, reflects on attending the 2022 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting The Philosopher-Patient I was diagnosed with glioblastoma in the final year of my graduate studies, ironically specializing in the Philosophy of Science. Ironic because what could be more absurd than a philosopher with brain cancer?! The brain […] December 16, 2022