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Follow on Google News | National Brain Tumor Society Wraps 2nd Annual Los Angeles Brain Tumor WalkEvent Gathers 2,000 Participants; Raises Nearly $300,000 for Vital Programs Aimed at a Cure
By: National Brain Tumor Society “We can’t thank the Los Angles community enough for coming out to support this cause. Nearly 700,000 people in the United States are living with a brain tumor, and more than 14,000 people will die because of the disease this year alone. Despite these facts, progress in the field remain far too slow,” said N. Paul TonThat, chief executive officer of National Brain Tumor Society. “The money raised from this year’s Walk will allow us to continue funding vital programs to accelerate the discovery of new scientific breakthroughs and the availability of more treatments for this disease.” National Brain Tumor Society is the only brain tumor organization to fully integrate research and public policy initiatives; Fundraising for the Los Angeles Brain Tumor Walk will remain open through early 2014, to donate visit: www.braintumorwalk.org/ About National Brain Tumor Society: National Brain Tumor Society is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States. We are fiercely committed to finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for people living with a brain tumor today and those who will be diagnosed tomorrow. This means aggressively driving strategic research and advocating for public policies, which meet the critical needs of the brain tumor community. To learn more, visit www.braintumor.org. End
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