National Brain Tumor Society

Our Mission

National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) unrelentingly  invests in, mobilizes, and unites our community to discover a cure,  deliver effective treatments, and advocate for patients and care  partners.

Why We Are Different

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.