This holiday season, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada invites our community to give a gift with a lasting impact. By dedicating a donation to a loved one, you will help accelerate vital brain tumour research, compassionate support, trusted information and advocacy. With Bruce Power matching all donations until December 31, 2024, the impact of every dollar will help bring hope to families affected by a brain tumour.
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The Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative (BTFC) announced a request for proposals for two-year, $500,000 research grants for multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary research projects focusing on liquid biopsy for primary brain tumors. The BTFC plans to award two grants in total. These grants are intended to fund practice-changing research with the hope of advancing the technology to make liquid biopsy a viable option for brain tumor patient care.
Through the collection and testing of blood, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), or other bodily fluids, liquid biopsy can detect signs of a tumor via fragments of tumor DNA, proteins, or tumor cells circulating in these biofluids. Open to a team of two or more faculty-level researchers at distinct institutions, the grant opportunity focuses on supporting studies on liquid biopsy in primary brain tumors in pediatric, adolescent and young adult (AYA), and/or adult patients.
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Hats for Hope is back! A movement to raise awareness for brain cancer in Canada, Hats for Hope started in 2019, with Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada selling toques to raise funds and awareness for brain cancer. Since then, thousands of toques have been sold and #HatsForHope has had a far-reaching impact on social media. This year, we are happy to introduce a brand-new addition to the campaign — a stylish and cozy CREW NECK!
On October 24, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada invites Canadians to put on a hat, hoodie or crew neck, take a picture, and share it on social media using the hashtags #HatsForHope or #HoodiesForHope.
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May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month in Canada, a time to unite, raise awareness, and advocate for those affected by brain tumours. At Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, we invite you to #TurnMayGrey and join us as we #EndBrainTumours together.
May is also Leave a Legacy Month, so there’s no better time to consider how you can leave a lasting impact through legacy giving. Whether it’s by naming Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada as a beneficiary in your will or life insurance policy or designating a portion of your investments to the cause, your generous gift will ensure your legacy lives on.
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Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumour, affecting four out of every 100,000 people in Canada. While a cure has yet to be found, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is grateful to be able to offer a grant that supports outstanding researchers making strides in the fight against this devastating disease.
Through our Elevation Grant, we’ll award $50,000 to the successful recipient, with the potential for an additional $50,000 in the second year of research. Grant applications must be received or postmarked by April 19, 2024, with the results announced by July 2024.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is excited to announce that Canada is gearing up for a collective stride towards hope as the Brain Tumour Walk returns in 2024. By participating, you’ll stand in unity with Canadians who share a common goal—to end brain tumours.
This year, you’ll choose when, where and how you’d like to take your steps!
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A movement to raise awareness for brain cancer in Canada, Hats for Hope started in 2019, with Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada selling toques to raise funds and awareness for brain cancer. Since then, thousands of toques have been sold and #HatsForHope has had a far-reaching impact on social media. This year, we are happy to introduce a brand-new addition to the campaign — a stylish and cozy HOODIE!
On October 24, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada invites Canadians to put on a hat or hoodie, take a picture, and share it on social media using the hashtags #HatsForHope or #HoodiesForHope.
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Brain Tumour Awareness Month aims to raise awareness about brain tumours, promote research, and support those affected by the disease. It is an opportunity to unite as a collective force, raise our voices, and create positive change. This campaign aspires to provide inspiration and encourage action from individuals, the healthcare community, and governments to improve public awareness and access to early diagnosis.
This year, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada highlights the need to raise awareness for brain tumour signs and symptoms to increase early detection and diagnosis and improve patients’ survival chances.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is excited to announce that after three years of COVID-19 restrictions and virtual events, our annual Brain Tumour Walk is back as a hybrid event.
Happening in June 2023, we are calling all our heroes to reunite and join us at a city near you. Can’t make it in-person? We also have our National Virtual Brain Tumour Walk that can be done at anytime and anywhere!
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We are excited to share that Health Canada has approved Novocure’s Optune® for the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). This milestone offers renewed hope and brings us one step closer to another treatment option for GBM patients in Canada. We will continue to keep our community informed on next steps and how we can work together to advocate for this treatment to be available to GBM patients in Canada.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce an important new partnership with IMD Health. IMD Health is the largest digital health educational platform in Canada. IMD offers innovative technology that facilitates meaningful dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients inside the examination room, hospital bedsides, pharmacy consultations and during virtual consultations.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada will be hosting the Brain Tumour Walk Weekend nationwide on June 17-19, 2022. This event is an opportunity for patients, survivors, and their families to come together across Canada to celebrate and remember. Participants will walk with a united goal – to see an end to brain tumours.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is proud to launch a new bilingual and accessible mobile app, as a new way for members of the brain tumour community to connect, and to access support and resources. The mobile app is free to download and is available on the iOS and Google Play stores. Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s app has been made possible thanks to funding from The Adam Fanaki Brain Fund.
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How will you walk on June 27?
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada invites you to join in the celebration on Sunday, June 27, 2021 for the national Brain Tumour Walk.
The theme for the 2021 Brain Tumour Walk program is ’Walk Your Way to #EndBrainTumours’, and participants are encouraged to take part in the day’s activities in whatever way suits them – joining thousands of fellow Canadians taking up the cause.
Last year’s Virtual Brain Tumour Walk saw Canadians walk, dance, run, swim and cycle while raising money for vital brain tumour research and support programming.
This year?
That’s up to you.
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For the months of May and June, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has been featuring stories from our 2020 Virtual Brain Tumour Walk ambassadors – survivors, caregivers, and family members – from all across the country.
Their stories provide hope for the future, and reassurance in our fight to find the cause of and cure for brain tumours.
Get to know them, and the brain tumour journey, a little bit better and always know…
You are not alone.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is elated to announce Canadian broadcasting legend, Alan Cross, as host of the Virtual Brain Tumour Walk opening ceremonies Saturday, June 27, 2020.
Cross, who is best known for his Ongoing History of New Music series, will be leading the Facebook live ceremonies for the Virtual Brain Tumour Walk beginning at 12 noon EST. The half-hour ceremony will be shared from coast-to-coast-to-coast, with Cross lending his personal storytelling flair to the event.
This year also features the first-ever walk hashtag sponsor, Al’s Flower Pouch by A.M.A. Horticulture will donate 27 cents for each post using #VirtualBrainTumourWalk June 27.
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For the first time, survival figures for both malignant and non-malignant primary brain tumours has been compiled using entirely all-Canadian data. Released one year to the day from the Brain Tumour Registry of Canada Incidence Report, the Survival Report features 1, 2 and 5-year survival rates for primary brain tumours using all-Canadian data collected from four provinces (BC, AB, MB, ON). Report author, Dr. Faith Davis, says the Survival Report is an important starting point, with the priority to expand it to all provinces and territories.
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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada invites walkers across Canada to come together on Saturday, June 27 for our Virtual Brain Tumour Walk.
Connect with thousands of walkers across Canada to celebrate and support everyone affected by a brain tumour including our survivors, caregivers, health care professionals, and researchers who are leading the way in finding the cause of and cure for brain tumours.
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‘Brain Tumour Caregiver Handbook’ Offers Real Advice, Personal Experiences
LONDON, ON – December 5, 2019 – Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is proud to announce the release of its Brain Tumour Caregiver Handbook – an invaluable source of information, and advice for those who provide care to loved ones affected by brain tumours. Following a loved one’s diagnosis, caregivers, too, are flooded with questions, concerns, and thoughts that are completely new, and overwhelming.
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PARADISE, NL, June 7, 2019 – On Sunday, June 23, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Newfoundland for its annual Brain Tumour Walk at Rotary Paradise Community Centre. Joining this year’s event is Erika Slaney, a brain tumour survivor who participates alongside her friends and family as team Erika’s Tumournators.
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WINNIPEG, MB, June 3, 2019 – On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Winnipeg for its 14th annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is Catherine Wreford, a brain cancer survivor who was once told she only had between two and six years to live. That was six years ago.
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WHITEHORSE, YT, June 4, 2019 – On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is coming to Whitehorse for its first official Brain Tumour Walk at Rotary Peace Park. Leading this year’s event is Dayna Magnuson, a brain tumour survivor who recently finished 28 rounds of radiation and is on chemotherapy to treat the cancer first discovered in 2018.
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YELLOWKNIFE, NT, May 30, 2019 – On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Yellowknife for the annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is 15-year-old pediatric brain tumour survivor Maggie Carson, alongside her family and loved ones, as Team Maggie.
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GUELPH, ON, June 10, 2019 – On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Guelph for its 13th annual Brain Tumour Walk. The organization is encouraging as many families as possible to come to Riverside Park to join the event.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 27, 2019 – On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada comes to Vancouver for its 25th annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event for the first time is Tracey Purvis, who has had four surgeries so far for her non-malignant brain tumour, and lives with optimism every day.
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OTTAWA, ON, June 3, 2019 – On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Ottawa for its 25th annual Brain Tumour Walk. The organization is encouraging as many families as possible to come to Andrew Haydon Park to join the event.
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Montreal, Quebec, May 30, 2019 – On Sunday June 9, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Montreal for its 18th annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is the Ross Family. Their young son Félix is a brain tumour survivor.
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LONDON, ON, May 30, 2019 – On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada hosts its annual London Brain Tumour Walk for the 26th year. Joining this year’s event are Abel and Erin Macias, two brain tumour survivors who were brought together through their same diagnosis.
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WINDSOR, ON, May 27, 2019 – On Saturday, June 8, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Windsor for its 16th annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is Maria Adam, alongside her loved ones as Team Bob’s Brainiacs. Maria walks in memory of her husband, Bob, who passed away from brain cancer in 2011
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KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON, May 30, 2019 – On Saturday, June 8, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Kitchener-Waterloo for its annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is Stephanie Dorian, who was newly married and pregnant with her first child when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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SASKATOON, SK, May 22, 2019 – On Sunday, June 2, 2019, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada returns to Saskatoon for its 15th annual Brain Tumour Walk. Joining this year’s event is team Doing It For Diana!, led by the Sproat family walking in support of wife and mother, Diana, who is a two-time brain cancer survivor.
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TORONTO, ON. May 14, 2019 – Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is proud to launch the first-ever Brain Tumour Registry of Canada (BTRC) – a surveillance research collaborative. Working as a nationwide, multicentre initiative, the BTRC will become a cornerstone to optimizing clinical outcomes using evidence-based decision making for the treatment and care of brain tumour patients across Canada.
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London, ON – March 7, 2019 – Today Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada released a new online tool to help those with brain tumours understand how to access their treatment in their home province or territory. The “Road Map” highlights the inconsistency in cancer treatment access across Canada and the unseen measures taken by health professionals to ensure patients get the treatment they need.
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January 16, 2019 – The Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative (BTFC) – six private funders of brain tumour research – today announced $3 million in grants to four multi-institutional teams of researchers and clinicians studying immunotherapy in primary brain tumours.
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