NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY’S SAN DIEGO BRAIN TUMOR WALK

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNITES TO FIGHT BRAIN TUMORS
NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY’S SAN DIEGO BRAIN TUMOR WALK
www.braintumorwalk.org/sandiego
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014
8:00 A.M. – NOON; WALK STARTS AT 9:00 A.M.
NTC PARK AT LIBERTY STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIF. 

WHAT: The San Diego Brain Tumor Walk connects teams of brain tumor survivors, patients, family members, caregivers and friends for an inspiring, family-friendly fundraising 5K walk. More than 7,000 families in California have been affected by brain tumors. All proceeds go toward funding critical brain tumor research and raising vital awareness of the disease. 

WHO: Anyone interested in supporting the brain tumor community, including patients, survivors, families and friends. Everyone is invited to walk together to provide support, honor those affected by this deadly disease, and raise money to find a cure. 

WHERE: NTC Park at Liberty Station, 2455 Cushing Road  
San Diego, CA 92106

WHEN: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Registration: 8 - 9 AM
Program and Activities: 9 AM – 12 PM

WHY: Nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. are living with a brain tumor today, and close to 14,000 people will die because of the disease this year alone. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children under age 10. Only one out of three adults diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor today will be alive in five years. More so than any other cancer, a brain tumor can have life-altering psychological, cognitive, behavioral and physical effects.

Despite these facts, brain tumor research remains underfunded with little medical progress. The National Brain Tumor Society works to meet the vast needs of the brain tumor community by collaborating with leading institutions across the United States to improve clinical trials and fund promising research for the discovery of new treatments and ultimately a cure. To learn more about the Organization, visit www.braintumor.org.

CONTACT:

Karen Danick, Havas PR (Karen.Danick@havasww.com, 
917-488-5118)

Alison Bengel,National Brain Tumor Society (ABengel@braintumor.org, 617-905-6761)