| American Brain Tumor Association | |
| Founded Date: | 1973 |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Homepage: | abta.org |
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.
The organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, at 8550 W Bryn Mawr Avenue.[1]
The group's two founders were mothers of children who died from brain tumors.
The American Brain Tumor Association provides:
As stated on their website: "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. We do 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."[4]
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, New York City, New York, Tampa, Florida, Los Angeles, Spokane, Washington and Ypsilanti, Michigan.[5]
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.[6]
ABTA produced an award-winning children's DVD/VHS movie titled Alex's Journey: the story of a child with a brain tumor.