The Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to our mission of raising awareness of the disease, to provide hope and support for others living with brain tumors in Connecticut and to raise money that will support and advocate the cutting-edge research we all know someday will find that cure. http://www.ctbta.org Read the stories http://www.ctbta.org/fundstories.php Read the award letter http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/yale_2012.pdf Read the award letter http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/stfrancis_2012.pdf Read the award letter http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/harthosp_2012.pdf The check presentation is on February 27, 2012 at 1:30 and is open to the public. More details will be posted soon. Read the award letter. http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/ccmc_2012.pdf All friends of the CTBTA: CTBTA special offer from "Massage by Jodi" first time clients will receive a 1/2 hour Free when they purchase a 1/2 hour ($45) or an hour ($80) session. Call or email for an appointment. Jodi Wolf 860-712-9044 or jodiwolf@comcast.net http://www.ctbta.org/news.php Come join us for this educational program designed to support patients and families as they navigate their way through the often stressful impact of brain tumor diagnosis and treatment. http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/cohen_2011.pdf October 29, 2011, 10:00 am-1:30pm, Yale University. A FREE discussion and Q&A on the aging brain, memory, and brain health and a FREE Brain Fair with activities, quizzes and more. http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/staying_sharp.pdf On Tuesday, September 20 at 4:00 (EST) on FOX, The Dr. Oz Show will dedicate the entire hour to cancer, highlighting "Your Biggest Risks and Biggest Solutions". One of the segments to be spotlighted is the risks and solutions for brain cancer. http://www.ctbta.org Richland, WA-based IsoRay has obtained FDA clearance for its GliaSite radiation therapy system, a balloon catheter device used to treat brain cancer. http://www.ctbta.org/isoray.php Click here for pictures http://www.ctbta.org/rockcats.php Read the thank You letter from Hartford Hospital http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/hart_hosp_letter_0711.pdf Read the thank You letter from St Francis Care http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/stfrancis_letter_0611.pdf Read the thank You letter from the Yale Brain Tumor Center http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/ybtc_letter_0611.pdf On July 12, the CT Brain Tumor Alliance established a CTBTA Family Assistance Fund at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC) to help families of children afflicted with Brain Cancer. http://www.ctbta.org/fund.php August 16, 2011 from 5:30-7pm. http://ctbta.org/ July 13, 2011 at Noon. There will be light refreshments in the Allen Building, located at 560 Hudson Street, prior to the check presentation at The Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center. http://ctbta.org/ Please join us on Tuesday July 12 at Noon at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center as the CTBTA presents CCMC with a contribution to create the Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance Family Assistance Fund within the Division of Hematology/Oncology. http://ctbta.org/ This year's annual Sharing Hope Walk to benefit the American Brain Tumor Association will be held on Saturday, June 25 at the UCONN campus in Storrs. http://members.cox.net/sharinghope/index.htm Siblings from Minnesota Raise Over $500 for CTBTA http://www.ctbta.org/laceylars.php Bid on a Once-in-a-Lifetime opportunity to play golf with UCONN Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun. Jim will play with you and 2 friends at the Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance's 4th Annual Golf Tournament on September 27th at Tumble Brook Country Club, in West Hartford, Connecticut. The Auction will begin at 8:00 a.m. on August 8th and the highest bidder will be closed at 10:00 p.m. on August 23rd. Get your 2 friends together the three of you should bid generously! The opening bid will start at $1500 and bids will go up in $100 increments. http://www.biddingforgood.com/ctbta http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/ccmc.pdf The CT Brain Tumor Alliance has made a special gift to Saint Francis, the second such donation in as many years, and it brings a smile to Dr. Michael Twohig's face. Read how this gift will improve the patient experience. http://www.saintfranciscare.com/CT_BTA_Story.aspx Saint Francis and the Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance cordially invite you to attend a reception to celebrate their partnership and the purchase of the Cinema Vision system for the Department of Radiology. http://www.ctbta.org/stfrancis.php We work every year to raise awareness about Brain Tumor patients and their caregivers and this year is no different. Even in this difficult time, the need never goes away. You can help by joining us this year at Tumble Brook and continuing our success. http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/2010_brochure.pdf They may be small in stature but their generosity is enormous. Siblings Lacey and Lars from Monticello, MN have been raising money for the CTBTA by selling homemade ribbons and soda. http://www.ctbta.org/butler.php It's not a vaccine in the traditional sense: It doesn't prevent disease. But like any vaccine, it triggers the immune system to attack an intruder, in this case, the cancerous cells. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/04/vaccine.brain.cancer/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn Read the Thank You letter from the Yale Brain Tumor Center http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/ybtc_letter_0210.pdf NBTS's "Living With a Brain Tumor" conference is for patients and families in Washington, DC on March 20, 2010. http://www.braintumor.org/event/?p_EventId=159300 AJHKIDS helped raise nearly $25,000 for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children several years ago with their delicious Peppermint Pies. Now the girls and the pies are back! AJHKIDS wants to start raising money and awareness for the Kids with Brain Tumors. Every penny we raise will go the research and treatment for the eradication of this awful disease. http://www.ajhkids.org/ This informative symposium is presenting the latest breakthroughs in treating brain cancer. http://www.ctbta.org/pdf/acgt.pdf Hartford Hospital Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center is hosting the 3rd annual Fred Cohen symposium for brain tumor patients and their families at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. http://www.ctbta.org/schedule.php Supporting The Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance at the Avon Valley Show Stables, 595 Waterville Rd, Avon, CT. http://www.ctbta.org/schedule.php The Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance donated $30,000 to the Yale Brain Tumor Center. We are proud to share in the vision and mission of the new Smilow Cancer Hospital and the novel research efforts. http://www.ctbta.org