The Brain Tumor Foundation (BTF) is a not-for-profit organization that guides and supports patients and families during the turbulent times when their lives are touched by a brain tumor. BTF raises awareness among medical professionals and the public about the need for the early detection of brain tumors while continuing to offer support groups, medical referrals, and events including the annual conference, Brain Tumor Awareness Day. The Foundation’s expertise, compassion and resources ensure that brain tumor patients have a powerful ally in their fight against this disease.
The Road to Early Detection campaign, an initiative of BTF, is dedicated to the mission of early detection of brain tumors. BTF’s Mobile MRI Unit travels New York and its boroughs providing free brain scans to everyone, especially the underserved and those who do not have medical services available to them. It serves to alert the public to potential problems and helps to insure proper medical follow up. In the 2 years the Unit has been traveling, several brain tumors, aneurisms, Alzheimer’s, MS and other brain abnormalities have been detected - proof of the critical need for early detection.
A few statistics:
o Every 20 minutes, someone dies of a brain tumor
o It is estimated that over 1 million people in the United States have undiagnosed brain tumors – 25,000 of them in New York City
o This year more than 300,000 Americans will be diagnosed with brain tumors. The only way to detect a brain tumor early is through an MRI brain scan.
- Location: New York, NY 10019
- Visit the website: braintumorfoundation.org