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Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours
(1 Jan to 6 Nov 2010)
and the
International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
(31 Oct to 6 Nov 2010)

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www.theibta.org

The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) was established during the conference of the World Federation of Neuro Oncology held at Edinburgh (UK) in May 2005.

It seeks to be an alliance of the support, advocacy and information groups for brain tumour patients and carers in different countries and also includes researchers, scientists, clinicians and allied health professionals who work in the area of brain tumours.

Below: Some of the fifty people from eleven countries who attended the inaugural meeting of the IBTA held on 7 May 2005 in Edinburgh. They include people with a brain tumour, their carers, scientists, nurses, health professionals, researchers, and former carers.

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 The IBTA has published a 62-page booklet:
 "The First Documented, Modern-Day Brain Tumour Surgery for a Glioma"
It tells the story of Rickman John Godlee's historic operation in 1884.		 "Brilliant" (Neuro-oncologist, UK)

"A remarkable historical booklet" (Neuro-oncologist, USA)

"Fascinating ... I really enjoyed it" (Neurosurgeon, Australia)


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Latest news and events
30 January 2010: The IBTA is surveying its contacts about the ethical issues underlying the Mo Mowlam (UK) case and will report the results in a de-identified form in a furture issue of the E-News. Those who have not received an individual email to participate in the survey can use this link to participate: Click Here to take survey

17 January 2010: The latest E-News bulletin was distributed to the IBTA's contacts. Click here to read a web copy.
Supporting organisations, to date, for the IBTA's 2010 Awareness Week and World Walk (We are in the process of contacting organisations):

Andreas Gift, Andrew McCartney Trust Fund for Brain Tumour Research, ARTC Paris, Australian Genomics and Clinical Outcomes of High Grade Glioma (AGOG), Barbara DiStase Memorial Walk, Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation, Brain Candy Project, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, Brain Tumour Association Western Australia, Brains Together for a Cure, Brainstrust, BrizBrain and Spine, Canadian Alliance of Brain Tumour Organisations (CABTO), Canadian Brain Tumour Consortium, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS), Charles Warren Brain Tumor Awareness Foundation, Childhood Brain Tumor Association of Taiwan, Children's Brain Tumor Research Foundation, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Brain Tumour Centre (Brain Trek), Ed Evans Foundation, Emory Brain Tumor Support Group, Glioblastome Association Michele Esnault (GFME), Fitzy's 5 km run/walk, Fondo Alicia Pueyo (Spain), Head for the Cure Foundation, Headstart (NZ), International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), The Kortney Rose Foundation, Liberty Rose Trust, mASS Kickers, Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Meningioma Mommas, Michael Quinlan Brain Tumor Foundation, Mira's Movement - Speaking Up for Kids with Cancer, Mission 4Maureen, Musella Foundation, Nick Gonzales Foundation for Brain Tumor Research, Palliative Care Australia, Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation, Pencer Brain Tumor Centre (Canada), ROC On! (Run over Cancer), The Tanner Seebaum Foundation, Vernon Hills (US) Walk for Brain Tumor Research, World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses (WFNN).

Click here to view a list of the 182 supporting organisations in 2009.

Organisations wishing to be listed as supporters of the IBTA's 2009 World Walk and the International Brain Tumour Awareness Week (31 October - 6 November 2010) should contact: chair@theibta.org or kathy@theibta.org

Please note: for your organisation or group to be a "supporter" of the Week and Walk, the IBTA requires no financial commitment or fee to be paid to us by you.  All we are asking for is your enthusiasm in supporting and promoting these events and for allowing us to add your name to our list of supporters. Thank you.


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Notes: The intention of the founding meeting was that we seek to represent all tumours of the central nervous system. As is the practice in the scientific literature and clinical use, we use the words "brain tumour", not "brain cancer".

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