American Brain Tumor Association

American Brain Tumor Association
Founded 1973
Location
Website abta.org

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA), founded in 1973, was the first and is now the only national nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to providing support services and programs to brain tumor patients and their families, as well as the funding of brain tumor research.

The organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The two founders were mothers of children who died from brain tumors.

Services

The American Brain Tumor Association provides:

Mission

The mission of the American Brain Tumor Association is to advance the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goals of improving, extending and, ultimately, saving the lives of those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis. The ABTA does this through interactions and engagements with brain tumor patients and their families, collaborations with allied groups and organizations, and the funding of brain tumor research.

Events

The Breakthrough for Brain Tumors 5K Run & Walk is a series of annual events held to support the ABTA's patient support and research funding programs. Events are held in six cities across the United States: Chicago, IL, New York City, NY, Tampa, FL, Los Angeles, CA, Spokane, WA and Ypsilanti, MI.[1]

Team Breakthrough, the ABTA's running and endurance team, participates in marathons, half-marathons and triathlons across the United States to raise money for ABTA programs.[2]

Movie

ABTA produced an award winning children’s DVD/VHS movie titled Alex’s Journey: the story of a child with a brain tumor.

References

  1. "Breakthrough for Brain Tumors 5K Run & Walk". American Brain Tumor Association.
  2. "Team Breakthrough". American Brain Tumor Association.

External links

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