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Improving Balance and Preventing Falls for Patients with Brain Tumors For patients like Linda Long, persistent dizziness and balance issues were some of the first symptoms that ultimately led to a brain tumor diagnosis.  Common symptoms caused by brain tumors can include weakness, numbness, or loss of movement on one part or one side of the body, as well as difficulty with balance or dizziness. […] January 17, 2024

Psychologist Shares Personal Story of Caregiving and Loss More than 10,000 Americans are estimated to succumb to glioblastoma (GBM) each year. Jeanne Herzog had the inconceivable misfortune of caring for her two favorite guys — her dad and husband — before they passed away from this devastating disease decades apart.  Between Jeanne’s personal experience as a two-time brain tumor caregiver and her professional […] January 12, 2024

Your Advocacy in Action in 2023 Every year, NBTS advocates for changes to public policy that would help get us closer to our vision: to conquer and cure brain tumors — once and for all. Thousands of volunteer advocates, like you, from all fifty states and D.C. are powerful and influential by urging elected officials to support NBTS’s policy agenda. You […] January 10, 2024

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

Guest Blog: Finding Solace in Art and Running After My Sister’s Death I’ve been an artist since I was a little kid. In 2011, I moved from San Francisco to New York to pursue a Master’s in Art Politics at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. I’ve been here ever since, working in the arts and doing my own socially engaged projects. I’ve […] November 17, 2023