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11/27/2025
This Thanksgiving, we are especially grateful for YOU and the entire National Brain Tumor Society community.
Your generosity and commitment have powered real progress this year, bringing hope to everyone affected by a brain tumor.
On behalf of our CEO, David Arons, we’re honored to share that because of your support in 2025, NBTS…
⭐ Helped advance the first-ever drug approved for recurrent K3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma
⭐ Funded two new quality-of-life grants
⭐ Helped re-introduce the bipartisan BRAIN Act
⭐ Mobilized 7,000+ advocates who sent 25,000 messages to protect critical research funding
⭐ Provided 1:1 support and navigation for 650+ patients and caregivers, a 30% increase from last year
There’s still more work ahead, but together, we can conquer and cure brain tumors once and for all.
Wishing you a peaceful and safe holiday season.
11/26/2025
Join us on Thursday, December 4th at 7 p.m. ET for our monthly Grief Support Conversation.
The group welcomes anyone who has lost a loved one to a & provides the resources, space, & community to support individuals through their grieving process.
🥂🍊 Each year, Nancy Maiers’ friends and family gather in Carmel, Indiana to honor her memory and support the fight against glioblastoma.
What began as Nancy’s beloved tradition of Thanksgiving morning mimosas has grown into a powerful Fundraise Your Way event that brings the community together with purpose and love.
Since 2019, this dedicated group — led by organizer Jackie Maiers — has raised an incredible $116,000+ to advance the mission of NBTS through their .
We are deeply grateful for their continued passion, generosity, and commitment to honoring Nancy’s legacy while helping move us closer to a cure for brain cancer.
Join NBTS and turn your holiday family tradition into a tradition of giving by hosting a Fundraise Your Way event.
Our team just wrapped an impactful time at the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. NBTS has been involved with SNO since its earliest days, and we were proud to return this year as a top sponsor supporting the global brain tumor research community.
Highlights included:
⭐ Receiving the Platinum Sponsor plaque
⭐ An interview with our CEO David Arons for the Neuro-Oncology podcast
⭐ Engaging with researchers and partners from around the world at what became the most global SNO meeting to date
We’re grateful to everyone who contributed to making this week a success. More updates to come as we continue driving the breakthroughs ahead for the brain tumor community.
11/25/2025
It’s easy to forget your own needs while caring for someone with a brain tumor. Allow these words of affirmation to remind you that it’s OK to prioritize self-care.
🙏This week of Thanksgiving, our NBTS team extends a note of heartfelt gratitude to our five amazing Affiliate Partners.
This year, the MyTumorID campaign has grown to be a cross-organizational effort. We are so much stronger together, and our collective impact for the brain tumor community is greater, thanks to these notable organizations:
🌟 The AANS CNS Joint Section on Tumors
🌟 Dragon Master Initiative
🌟 Glioblastoma Research Organization
🌟 Head For The Cure
🌟 Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Learn more about MyTumorID, which is raising awareness about — and access to — biomarker testing, clinical trials, and the resources to make more informed, personalized decisions about brain tumor treatment: MyTumorID.org
11/25/2025
Join our Caregiver Support Conversation on Monday, December 1, at 7 p.m. ET to connect with fellow care partners who understand the challenges of supporting someone with a brain tumor.
Share, listen, and find community in a welcoming, safe space.
In July 2022, Mike was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most aggressive and terminal form of brain cancer. As a husband, father, and beloved community member, he faced his diagnosis with grace, courage, and hope.
Together, Mike and his wife battled the disease through surgeries, chemotherapy, and countless treatments. Even as his illness progressed, Mike focused on what mattered most: his family, his friends, and finding joy in everyday moments.
Before his passing in April 2024, he inspired his community to raise over $40,000 for brain cancer research through the hat campaign: a testament to his generous spirit and lasting impact.
Today, his wife continues to donate and advocate for brain cancer research in his memory, to help other families facing glioblastoma find hope, better treatments, and someday, a cure.
Because for her, and for so many others, the fight doesn’t end when a loved one is gone, it continues in their honor.
Fuel research for better treatments and a cure, and give today — link is in the comments. 👇
11/24/2025
👟 Join us in celebrating our 45 Gray Nation Endurance runners putting meaning behind their miles in the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend for NBTS!
Congratulations to our 24 runners who took on yesterday’s Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon, and let’s cheer on our 21 runners as they take on today’s AACR Philadelphia Marathon.
This inspiring team includes four brain tumor survivors and two runners representing NBTS’s partnership with Novocure, all running to advance our mission to conquer and cure brain tumors, once and for all.
Thank you to every athlete, donor, and supporter who makes this possible.
To celebrate our team or learn how you can join Gray Nation Endurance, visit: BrainTumor.org/GNE
11/22/2025
This weekend, two Gray Nation Endurance team members and Novocure employees are running the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon and Half Marathon to rally behind the brain tumor community.
Novocure has been a longtime partner in the National Brain Tumor Society’s mission to fuel research, drive discoveries, and accelerate breakthroughs, bringing hope to those impacted by brain tumors. In their continued efforts to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer, this year Novocure deepened its commitment by encouraging employees to put meaning behind their miles through NBTS’s Gray Nation Endurance program.
Dianna G. is running the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon in honor of all the patients she supports through her work at Novocure. She said, “Through this work, I've seen firsthand the importance of developing research and providing hope to families impacted by brain tumors.” and Dianna remains steadfast in her efforts to represent this important community.
Shelby E., is running the AACR Philadelphia Marathon, and is not only representing the impactful work being done at Novocure, but she is also running to honor her grandfather, Phillip, who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. Shelby said, “Cancer has touched my family across multiple generations, leaving behind both heartbreak and resilience. Because of this deeply personal connection, I've dedicated my career to working at Novocure, a company focused on developing therapies to help prolong the lives of patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Running this marathon is not just about the miles, it's about honoring my loved ones, supporting those still fighting, and fueling the research and resources needed to create better outcomes for future families.”
Thank you to Dianna and Shelby for turning their careers into passion and their passion into progress for the brain tumor community. Their efforts reflect Novocure’s enduring partnership with NBTS and its commitment to improving outcomes for patients and families affected by brain tumors.
Is your company ready to make an impact beyond the office?
Join NBTS in empowering your employees to put meaning behind their miles with .
Contact partnerships@braintumor.org for more information on how your team can join us across 9 popular races in 2026.
11/21/2025
Did you know that many pharmaceutical companies offer patient support programs that can help ease the financial burden of brain tumor treatment?
These programs may assist with:
💊 Co-pays and out-of-pocket costs
💊 Free medication for uninsured or underinsured patients
💊 Temporary coverage during insurance gaps
💊 Help with insurance appeals
This , make an impact for the brain tumor community just by shopping! Here are some ideas:
🩶 Buy gifts for your loved ones at the NBTS store. Your purchases support our mission and spread awareness wherever they’re worn, carried, or displayed. (Don’t miss our new doggie bandana and teddy bear!)
🛍️ Use the ShopRaise app to shop at your favorite stores. Select the National Brain Tumor Society as your cause and participating shops will donate up to 10% of each purchase to NBTS, at no additional cost to you.
🛒 Shopping online through Walmart’s Spark Good program? Select NBTS as your charity of choice: when you round up your change, they’ll donate it to drive breakthroughs for the brain tumor community.
💐 Looking for a beautiful Thanksgiving or holiday bouquet?
Use the special link on our website to order one from Crayola Flowers — they will generously donate 10% of your purchase to NBTS.
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We believe we can move the needle faster and drive more new discoveries by influencing and funding research, and actually bringing together policy makers, researchers, clinicians doctors and industry organizations to collaborate and share information in order to find better treatments and a cure for brain tumors. We are the only brain tumor organization that has an active public policy agenda, and we directly advocate to policymakers to give brain tumor patients a voice in Washington, D.C.
We are intimately connected with top brain tumor researchers, academics and clinicians. Some of the top brain tumor experts are scientific advisors on our programs, and we hire PhDs to help create informative content and translate new research developments into language that brain tumor patients and their families can understand and act on.
We don’t just write blank checks. We drive a thoughtful research agenda and hold our researchers’ feet to the fire by monitoring their progress and having them report on findings to the community to justify funding.
We support more than 23 signature, regional walks, races and rides and many other community and scientific events, so our mission is strong.
OUR IMPACT
Money raised by the generous donations of our supporters has specifically funded groundbreaking discoveries and programs including:
Funding and leading research initiatives with the foremost brain tumor experts in the world,
Treatment discovery and development initiatives,
Clinical trials with leading biopharmaceuticals companies to increase drug development and create new options for treatment,
Critical platforms and processes for sharing cutting-edge medical and research information,
Advocacy and public policy initiatives to influence government legislation, regulations, and policy,
And finally, investing in our talented, unique and influential staff in order to drive these research and public policy advancements.
WHY INVEST IN THE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY
It takes the combined knowledge, expertise and dedication of many individuals and organizations to fight brain tumors and develop new treatments. This includes academic researchers, clinicians (neuro-oncologists, neuro-radiologists, neurosurgeons, etc.), biopharmaceutical companies, patients, survivors, caregivers, philanthropists, policy makers and regulators. When you give to one medical institution, you are helping just that one organization’s efforts. But, when you give to NBTS, you are investing in the combined power of the entire brain tumor community. Funding will go to many organizations and research efforts, giving brain tumor patients the best chance for better treatments.
This multi-pronged, community-based approach will help find treatments faster while promoting better information sharing and collaboration between experts around the world to find a cure for brain tumors. Only NBTS can convene these various forces through our programs and mission agenda in order to create rapid progress toward a cure.
