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Go Gray in May

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Come together for Brain Tumor Awareness Month, a time dedicated to supporting, empowering, and amplifying the voice of the brain tumor community.

Three Days. One Mission.

This May 5-7, join us in Washington, D.C., to raise funds and awareness for the brain tumor community. Walk or run in Race for Hope DC; connect with patients and caregivers from across the country; and meet with your representatives in Congress at Head to the Hill to advocate for patient-first policies and urgently needed funding for brain tumor research.

Register for Race for Hope DC Learn more about Head to the Hill

Join Us This May

The brain tumor experience is full of extraordinary challenges and extraordinary hope. The gray area that falls in between is what drives us, unrelentingly, toward our mission of conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all. As the National Brain Tumor Society, we offer a variety of ways to #GoGrayinMay, from advocating to Congress for better policies to participating in events (race, walk, or ride) that raise urgently needed funds to sharing your story to raise awareness and foster community.

Brain Tumors by the Numbers

94,390 AMERICANS

received a primary brain tumor diagnosis in 2023

35.7 PERCENT

is the five-year relative survival rate for patients with malignant brain tumors

18,870 AMERICANS

will die from a malignant brain tumor in 2024

Champion the need for breakthroughs — now.


Conquer and cure brain tumors — once and for all

We are working tirelessly to make real, tangible progress in the fight to conquer and cure brain tumors. This #GrayMay, register for an event in your area to propel research and treatments forward.


Connect During #GrayMay

#GrayMay is a time to come together to support the more than 1 million Americans who are estimated to be living with brain tumors and their care partners who are united by difference — each representing a unique point along the grayscale of the brain tumor experience.

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Our Partners

Thank you for going gray in May.

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