MindMatters | January 2020

Preliminary Results of ABTA Metastatic Brain Tumor Initiative Patient and Caregiver Survey Presented at the American Society Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting is one of the largest oncology meetings attracting more than 33,000 researchers

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is partnering with the National Cancer Institute’s NCI-CONNECT program to advance the understanding of rare

Travel was always a part of Sharon Mercer’s life ever since she was kid. She grew up as a military brat

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its 2019 Annual Meeting, March 29 – April 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The

  Registration is now open for American Brain Tumor Association 2019 National Conference. Are you ready to harness the benefits of

With its Metastatic Brain Tumor Initiative, the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is taking the lead to ensure patients diagnosed with

Meet Paul McDowell of Cleveland, Ohio. It has been 23 years since his last treatment for two brain tumors, including a

New brain tumor alliance charts a course for new treatments and improved survival for patients. The American Brain Tumor Association participated

Kim Leary is a full-time oncology nurse, brain tumor survivor, and regular viewer of ABTA’s monthly educational webinars. We recently asked

Please tell us about yourself. I am Larry Berg and am Chief Executive Officer of Smart Precision Marketing & Consulting. I

Calling all artisans! Do you want to increase sales and awareness of your products and benefit the ABTA? We’re growing our

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) has awarded the 2018 Lucien Rubinstein Award to Yekaterina (Katie) Shpanskaya for her project, “Radiomic

Staff from the American Brain Tumor Association attended the 2018 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in

In 2013, American Brain Tumor Association Board of Directors member and BT5K Chicago runner Brandon Starkoff and his wife, Amy, stepped

While “Brain Metastasis: A Documentary” is not going to compete with any blockbusters at the box office, for those experiencing this medical

Dr. Linda Liau’s credentials are many: Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,

Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD, is one of those people who loves mathematics and statistics. And she discovered early on that she felt

Do you ever have days when you just can’t contain your inner voice? Did you pick up the dry cleaning? Did

Dr. Priscilla Brastianos, Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, explains the importance of research funding

Dr. Elizabeth Claus would prefer that brain tumor treatment was more like a game of Jeopardy:  you already have the answers

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Alumni Research Network (AARN), a group of current and former ABTA grantees, held their annual

The Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium, an international group of researchers focused on the causes and consequences of brain tumors, has acknowledged two

On September 28th, at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton, IL, family, friends and community supporters will gather again to honor the life of

Megan Staebell sought support through CommYOUnity™ Connect in 2016 after her father, Mark, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma. She shared some

The Victor Lagomarsino III Memorial Golf Tournament by Michael DiNanno “My uncle, Victor Lagomarsino III, was diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma

13th Annual Sharing Hope Walk Saturday, June 2, 2018 UConn Alumni Center – Storrs, CT Story written by Jodi Kaplan Life