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From the CEOs Desk: Spring 2020 Update and Plans Dear NBTS Community, Shortly after reports of coronavirus outbreaks emerged across the country in early March, NBTS provided an update to our community detailing plans to move all of our activities and events scheduled through June 2020 to virtual platforms. While we were saddened by the thought of not being able to connect — a […] April 24, 2020
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Awareness Abounds: Inaugural Glioblastoma Awareness Day Moves & Inspires A week removed from the first-ever Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay), the stories and experiences recounted last Wednesday, Jul 17, are still reverberating across the nation. As we said as the day drew to a close, the inaugural #GBMDay is a new beginning. Thanks to the brain tumor community’s fervent advocacy and action, #GBMDay became a […] July 24, 2019
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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
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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
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Public Policy and Brain Tumor Advocacy Updates From September 2018 Below are highlights of news and developments in brain tumor advocacy and public policy compiled by NBTS Research & Advocacy Manager Kacey Troy Ribnik and Director of Advocacy Lainey Titus Samant: New Increases for Medical Research Funding Congress recently passed a Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) spending bill that includes increased funding for medical research. This action continues a […] October 3, 2018

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