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Powered by thousands of volunteer advocates, NBTS is leading advocacy resulting in public policy change to benefit the development of better treatments and improve access to better healthcare.

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Head to the Hill

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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Become an Advocate

As a volunteer advocate, you can help us educate policymakers on key issues and raise awareness of brain tumors.

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Become more informed about key public policy issues and learn how to educate your elected officials.

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  • July 23, 2020

    Sights & Sounds: Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay) 2020

    Perhaps Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director of the National Cancer Institute, summed up Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day 2020 best when he said during NBTS’s Defeating GBM: A Virtual Town Hall event, “Events like this

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  • July 7, 2020

    The Rights of Brain Tumor Patients That Every Country Should Strive to Deliver

    On July 3, 2020, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), along with more than 70 of our colleague organizations from across the international brain tumor community, welcomed the release of a new Brain Tumour Pati

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  • June 25, 2020

    NBTS Brain Tumor Clinical Trials Report: Q2 2020

    It can be hard for patients and care partners to keep track of new clinical trial opportunities opening across the country, especially during the current public health crisis created by the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, there ar

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