Be part of brain tumor awareness month. Each May the brain tumor community steps up its efforts to raise awareness, educate people about the disease, raise funds, and empower and support all those affected by brain tumors.
It’s easy to help. Below are just a few ways you can get involved. Share this page with friends, classmates, or co-workers and you are already on your way!
- Sign up to be a part of the GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME® Brain Tumor Awareness Movement!
- Join thousands of people taking part in our May events: Race for Hope – DC, Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk, Team Billy Ride and Walk for Research, and Boston Brain Tumor Ride (see other events and locations)
- Kick of Awareness Month by joining Brain Tumor Action Week on Capitol Hill at the beginning of the month. Or take the message directly to your reps state office anytime in May.
- Sign the petition for a Brain Tumor Awareness Postage Stamp.
- Know the issues so you can tell others about the importance of the cause.
- Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and through email.
- Share your personal story at NBTS's Story Corner.
- Tell us about your advocacy experience at My.BrainTumorCommunity.org.
Looking for some sample messages? We've included some below (just copy and paste!), or you can create some of your own using your story, or information on our website, like sharing brain tumor facts.
- Facebook: May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Did you know that there are there are over 600,000 people in the US living with a primary brain tumor? Learn more at www.braintumor.org/BTAM.
- Twitter: There are over 600,000 people in the US living with a primary brain tumor. #BrainTumorAwarenessMonth
- Add to your email signature: May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Find out what you can do at www.braintumor.org/BTAM.
