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More Accurate Diagnosis For Leading Cancer Killer In Children May Be Possible

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be possible, according to researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the...

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This Holiday, give a gift that will give back!

Monday, November 30, 2009

Please visit GiftsThatGive.com. 20% of your purchase goes toward Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation.

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2009 Research Grant Announcement

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Visit the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative View Press Release Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation(CBTF) announces support for pediatric brain tumor research in 2009. CBTF seeks outstanding researcher-initiated basic and translational* projects that can advance understanding of...

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Video - Public Service Announcement featuring CSI: NY star Melina Kanakaredes

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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A special message from Miriam Barry

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

From Miriam Barry, CBTF Board member and LIMA Charity Committee member, “You have heard me say many times that I never believed that I would see our work yield results in my lifetime, and yet I have been privileged to see this. The project that LIMA is supporting is something I never believed...

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Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation Announces Novel Tissue Bank Consortium to Speed Treatment and Cures for Pediatric Brain Tumors and Cancer

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Initiative will add value to research process by promoting collaboration, common standards Pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors are oftentimes called the toughest children’s cancer. Nearly one in three children diagnosed will not survive for five years. Survival comes at a price due to the...

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Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation’s Tissue Bank Consortium May Solve Dire Problem in Pediatric Cancer Research

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Leading Institutions in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago To Launch Collaborative Initiative NEW YORK, July 1, 2008—In a major effort to speed treatment and cures for pediatric brain tumors and cancer, the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) today launched the initial phase of a...

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Video - Children Fighting Brain Tumors

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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