National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) unrelentingly invests in, mobilizes, and unites the brain tumor community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments, and advocate for patients and caregivers. Building on over 30 years of experience, they are the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families. With thousands beside us, their collective voices and actions are a powerful force for progress. Their donors, volunteers, advocates, and partners fuel our work and accelerate breakthroughs in brain tumor research. They will not stop until we defeat brain tumors—once and for all. Find out more at BrainTumor.org.
Mission
Defeat
They drive and influence best-in-class medical research to develop and deliver new innovative treatments and potential cures to brain tumor patients as quickly as possible.
Connect
They convene, educate, and unite the brain tumor community. From their personalized support and navigation program, which helps patients and care partners on a one-on-one basis, to their events that convene brain tumor communities across the country, they are there at every step of the brain tumor experience.
Change
They fuel the voice and power of the brain tumor community to advocate and influence public policy.
FAST FACTS ABOUT BRAIN TUMORS
Today, an estimated 700,000 people in the United States are living with a primary brain tumor.
Over 84,000 more will be diagnosed in 2021, and an estimated 150,000 people will be diagnosed with metastatic brain cancer.
Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death among children ages 0-14 years.
A single diagnosis comes with serious impact for patients and loved ones—from brain functioning changes to decreased independence—and can even be life-threatening.
Today’s health care and insurance systems fail to give brain tumor patients and caregivers adequate information and support.
TAKE ACTION
We need breakthroughs—now. Brain tumor patients and loved ones are waiting for better treatments, a better quality of life, and cures. Patients, caregivers, researchers, and health care providers must work to come together, disrupt the status quo, and invest in promising treatments and technology to achieve these life-saving outcomes.
Join or start an event.
Connect with people affected by brain tumors and support NBTS’s work by attending or organizing an event in your community.
Make a gift today.
Gifts of all sizes help to advance our mission and fuel the breakthroughs we need to find a cure.
Participate in clinical trials.
Get treatment and help speed up the drug approval process by seeing if you qualify for a trial that’s right for you.
Advocate for the needs of all patients.
Urge policymakers to address the critical issues affecting the brain tumor community. Text “Brain Tumor” to 52886 to get started.
Share your story.
Raise awareness by sharing your story and showing others that they are not alone.