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Head to the Hill is the National Brain Tumor Society’s annual advocacy event in which volunteer advocates bring their voices to Washington, DC to speak for the brain tumor community.

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  • August 9, 2022

    Q&A: A New Treatment Approved for Certain Brain Tumors

    In late June 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to a new treatment combination that will now be available as an option for certain brain tumor patients. Th

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  • August 5, 2022

    Turning Lemons into Lemonade After a Glioblastoma Diagnosis

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    “Get your ice-cold lemonade!” These words reverberated through the air outside the Yale School of Medicine as Claire and Molly Linde

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