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Nearly 20,000 volunteer advocates across all 50 states affect change at the local, state, and national levels annually. Stay atop the latest action alerts below or by becoming an advocate. With thousands beside us, our collective voices and actions are a powerful force for progress.

Take Action During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Advocate From Your State

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, take action to advance cures for young patients. Throughout the month of September, you can join volunteers participating in Advocate From Your State by asking your lawmakers to support The BRAIN Act and strengthen federal medical research funding – including keeping pediatric brain tumors as an eligible topic in the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. By championing breakthrough scientific innovation and protecting merit-based research from potential disruption from the pending OMB grants rule, Congress can help deliver faster treatments and hope to children facing brain cancer.

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Urge Congress to Support Brain Tumor Research

Momentum for the BRAIN Act is stronger than ever following a​n endorsement from the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization​.

We are raising our voices for the 1.3 million Americans living with a brain tumor who depend on bold policy action for a cure. The AMA’s endorsement adds to 14 other organizations and coalitions that have already signaled their support. This historic, bipartisan bill aims to drive critical progress for patients with rare and recalcitrant cancers by raising the bar for exclusion from certain clinical trials, increasing biobank transparency, and enhancing survivorship care. Urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the BRAIN Act today and help transform research and treatment for the brain tumor community.

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