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This Is Your House: Head to the Hill 2019 We declared Brain Tumor Awareness Month 2019 as Brain Tumor ACTION Month (BTAM). As part of our effort to not only raise awareness, but to drive action that results in positive change for the brain tumor community, we themed the first week of BTAM as “Public Policy Advocacy Week” as we held our annual Head […] May 10, 2019

Glioblastoma Immunotherapy Guru Capitalizes on Collaboration Dr. Timothy F. Cloughesy of NBTS’ Defeat GBM Research Collaborative doesn’t have hobbies. He can’t offer recommendations from a list of books he’s currently reading. “Work is my hobby,” he explains. “It’s exciting, it’s fun, it’s challenging. I get to work with really smart people.” Dr. Cloughesy and his Defeat GBM colleagues Drs. Ingo Mellinghoff […] April 24, 2019

Q&A: Brain Science Foundation Founders, Steven & Kathy Haley Earlier this week, NBTS announced a new partnership with the Brain Science Foundation to launch a Meningioma Research Fund. The Brain Science Foundation has a history and track record of success in funding brain tumor research, with a particular focus on meningioma. Indeed, it’s founders, Steven and Kathy Haley, were personally touched by this tumor […] February 21, 2019

From the CEO’s Desk: Reflecting on 2018 Greetings and happy holidays to the brain tumor community, Before we turn over a new year, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our amazing community of supporters, advocates, volunteers, and partners for making 2018 another year of great progress and momentum in the effort to conquer and cure brain tumors. Though we know […] December 27, 2018

Guest Blog: Six weeks ago, I had surgery to remove a brain tumor Six weeks ago, I had surgery to remove a large, surprise brain tumor. Now I’m a brain tumor advocate. A little over a month ago, I was at Disney World, not having a very good time. Which is weird, because I really like Disney – I’ve been five times. I was nauseous, with a nagging […] December 20, 2018