Location Chicago, IL Headquarters Illinois, United States | Website abta.org Founded 1973 | |
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American brain tumor association webinar coping with depression anxiety and a brain tumor
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.
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- American brain tumor association webinar coping with depression anxiety and a brain tumor
- American brain tumor association webinar what happens at a tumor board
- Services
- Mission
- Events
- Movie
- References
The organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The two founders were mothers of children who died from brain tumors.
American brain tumor association webinar what happens at a tumor board
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.
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.
Movie
ABTA produced an award winning children’s DVD/VHS movie titled Alex’s Journey: the story of a child with a brain tumor.