Upcoming Events
Celebrate Life and Walk Away with a Motorcycle
04/11/2009-
Wright Flyers Bike Ride
06/14/2009-
4th Annual Kessler Boat Cruise
07/18/2009 Chicago, IL
4th Annual Teeing Up For Others
07/17/2009 Mallard Creek Golf Club, Columbia Station, OH
3rd Annual Fire Island 5K
08/09/2009 Ocean Bay Park, Fire Island, NY
10th Annual Vernon Hills Golf Outing
08/17/2009 Vernon Hills Golf Club, 291 Evergreen Drive, Vernon Hills, IL
12th Annual Justin Porter Walk
08/29/2009 Ringley Park, Coeburn, VA
7th Annual Mark Linder Walk for the Mind
09/26/2009 Peoria, IL
2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
10/11/2009 Grant Park
5th Annual Brain Games
11/21/2009 Westin Chicago River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
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Spring-Summer Headlines Newsletter
In this issue:
The new age of personalized medicine, FDA grants accelerated approval for Avastin to treat GBMs, social security benefits and brain tumors, oligodendroglioma experts convene in Chicago, 9th Biennial ABTA Meeting for Patients/Survivors/Families, July 10-11, 2009, low grade astrocytomas, Having Fun Raising Funds.
July 10-11 Patient Meeting in Chicago
We invite you to join us at ABTA's 9th biennial patient, family, and survivor meeting at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, just 20 minutes north of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. This two day event will be a special opportunity for patients, family members and survivors to meet others, learn from renowned speakers in a relaxed resort environment, and attend a concert by David Bailey. Dinner, and the concert, are included with your meeting registration. View the program and speakers here...
2009 ABTA Path to Progress 5K Run-Walk
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Path to Progress 5K Run-Walk on Saturday, April 25, 2009! Special congratulations to:
Team Peej - $53,850
Team Survivor - $40,340
Ron’s Cruisers - $20,050
The 5K run winners -
Jeffrey Hojnack – 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Jeanne Peterson – 20 minutes, 45 seconds
To date we have raised nearly $750,000 and donations are still coming in. There was a total of 4,200 participants this year. Keep checking back - we will continue to update the site.
View a video on the event by Path to Progress participant Steven Talbott. Learn more about the Path to Progress.
Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
A new research review, "The Controversy about a Possible Relationship between Mobile Phone Use and Cancer," appears in the current issue of Environmental Health Journal. Read the review. While there is still no direct evidence that cell phones definitively cause brain tumors, researchers and physicians continue to debate a possible link. Read more about cell phones and brain tumors.
The Oligodendroglioma Roundtable
The American Brain Tumor Association convened a gathering of thirteen distinguished researchers in Chicago last month to determine strategic directions in the research funding of a rare brain tumor called oligodendroglioma. The ABTA/Jacobs Oligodendroglioma Roundtable discussion addressed the special challenges to progress in the the research and treatment of this small disease population.
Malignant Gliomas
Gliomas are any tumor that arises from the supportive tissues of the brain. This article is for those newly diagnosed with a high grade or malignant glioma.
New at the ABTA Site
Each month, we add news from the brain tumor community to this web site. Here is a quick preview of some of the most recent additions.
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Brain Tumor News
SNO Accepting Applications for ABTA-Supported International Outreach Research Fellowship
The Importance of Deciphering Your Health Insurance
Joggin for the Noggin: Spokane Woman Runs to Fight Brain Tumors
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Avastin for Previously Treated GBM
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to Brain Tumor Vaccine
The 2009 Path to Progress on YouTube
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