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Upcoming Events
10th Annual Surf for a Cure Longboard Contest
09/04/2010 59th Street Pier, Ocean City, NJ
13th Annual Justin's Walk
09/04/2010 Ringley Park, Coeburn, VA
13th Annual St. Louis Fall Festival
09/11/2010 Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
2nd Annual Pray for Gray Silent Auction and Dinner
09/11/2010 Fargo Civic Center, Fargo, ND
7th Annual Walk for Elvira
09/11/2010 Bayonne Park, Bayonne, NJ
Crusin' for a Cure
09/11/2010 Van Mall, Vancouver, WA
Friends Helping Friends
09/12/2010 Washington, D.C.
Wear Gray for a Day
09/12/2010-
Glio-Blastoff 5K Road Race & Walk
09/18/2010 Waverley Oaks Athletic Club Waltham, MA
13th Annual Paul Fabbri Golf Outing
09/18/2010 Brae Loch Golf Club, 33600 N US Highway 45, Grayslake, IL
Flo's Chili Cook-off Competition
09/18/2010 Stony Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
Rolling for Research Bowling Tournament
09/18/2010 Sky Top Lanes, Torrington, CT
7th Annual Humor to Fight the Tumor
09/18/2010 The Depot - Courtyard by Marriott, 225 South Third Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
8th Annual Mark Linder Walk for the Mind
09/25/2010 Peoria, IL
Eldon Blake Memorial Walk/Run
09/26/2010 Rocky River Metroparks, Rocky River, OH
4th Annual Amy's Walk
09/26/2010 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia, PA
GOah NOAH! 2nd Annual Noah Wexler Bicycle Ride/Walk
10/02/2010 Stoney Creek Metro Park, West Branch Picnic Area, Shelby, MI
Run For Ian
10/03/2010-
2nd Annual Phillips/Groves Memorial Golf Tournament
10/08/2010 Rocky River Golf Club, Concord, NC
Chicago Marathon
10/10/2010 Chicago, IL
Portland Marathon
10/10/2010 Downtown Portland, OR
2nd Annual Bill Heller Memorial 5K Run/Walk
10/17/2010 Deer Grove Forest Preserve, Palatine, IL
4th Annual Greens for Gardner Memorial Golf Tournament
10/23/2010 Lion's Municipal Golf Course, Austin, TX
Marine Corp Marathon
10/31/2010 Pentagon, Washington, DC
Positively Crossing America with Brain Tumors
11/01/2010-
Items of Interest
Learn how ABTA is on the Path to Progress!
A Call for Discovery Grant Letters of Intent
ABTA announces the availability of Discovery Grants to support high risk/high impact projects that have the potential to change current diagnostic or treatment paradigms for either adult or pediatric brain tumors. This pilot program offers up to one-year grants not to exceed $50,000 each in direct costs. Investigators from sciences outside traditional tumor biology fields are encouraged to apply. Letters of intent are due October 1, 2010. Click the article title for eligibility and LOI instructions. Read more.
Support the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act - HR 2866
Contact your Congressional Representative, and ask him or her to sponsor and support the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act - H.R. 2866. The bill would change current Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) guidelines to allow clinical trial participants to receive up toe $2,000 in compensation. Learn more.
New Stereotactic Radiosurgery Brochure Now Available
A new Stereotactic Radiosurgery brochure is now available. Stereotactic Radiosurgery, or SRS, is a special form of radiation (not surgery) that delivers precisely focused, high dose X-ray beams to a small, localized area of the brain. The newly revised brochure explains SRS; provides the latest information on different types of SRS equipment; describes a typical treatment session; and outlines possible side effects. Read a copy of the new brochure; or, request a copy by calling 1-800-886-2282 or sending an e-mail to info@abta.org.
Caregivers Play Key Role in Assessing and Conveying True Patient Well-Being
New research funded by the American Brain Tumor Association and conducted by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, found that malignant glioma patients often minimize their symptoms, and that caretakers play an important role in assessing and conveying true patient status to doctors and health care staff. Read more.
Revised Brain Tumor Dictionary Now Available
The newly revised and expanded ABTA Brain Tumor Dictionary, featuring more than 1,000 brain tumor words and terms explained in easy to understand language, is now available. For a free copy, please call 1-800-886-2282.
Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
Resarchers and physicians continue to debate a possible link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Read more.
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