Head For The Cure

Head For The Cure Our mission is to build awareness, raise funds, and inspire hope for the brain cancer community. Working together to defeat brain cancer step by step!
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06/02/2026

Thanks to Midwest Cyclery LLC's Christina Decker, we are proud to be giving away a free bike at our Tour de Bier event this Sunday, June 7th.

Want a chance to win your own Retrospec? Now is the time to sign up!

With a tour of Kansas City’s top breweries, great food, special giveaways, and a celebration back at Union Station Kansas City, this year’s Tour de Bier is shaping up to be our best yet.

Register for the event and enter our raffle today:
headforthecure.org/tourdebier

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Head for the Cure!A brain tumor diagnosis can affect anyone. As we work to inspire hope, advanc...
06/01/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Head for the Cure!

A brain tumor diagnosis can affect anyone. As we work to inspire hope, advance treatment, and build a future free from brain cancer, we remain committed to fostering a community where every person feels seen, valued, and supported.

This Pride Month and throughout the year, we stand with LGBTQ+ patients, survivors, caregivers, families, and advocates. Together, we can defeat brain cancer step by step!

05/30/2026

Meet Christina Decker, owner of Midwest Cyclery LLC, a sponsor of our 2026 Tour de Bier event.

Midwest Cyclery is a longtime supporter of our city-wide bike ride. With stops at Kansas City’s top breweries and a party at Union Station Kansas City to follow, you won’t want to miss out!

Proceeds from Tour de Bier benefit our Path to Hope programs and Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care's Solace House, helping provide support and resources for the local brain tumor community.

Learn more and register today:
headforthecure.org/tourdebier

05/29/2026

As we wrap up May, hear from members of our community as they share why they choose to go gray for Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

From honoring those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis, to advancing treatments for current patients, to inspiring others walking a similar path—we are all doing our part to show support for the brain tumor community.

With only a few days left in our Brain Tumor Awareness Month fundraiser, now is the perfect time to make an impact. All gifts will be matched—doubling your support for those who need it most.

Donate today:
https://impact.headforthecure.org/give/792723/ #!/donation/checkout

05/28/2026

We are proud to feature Erin Gaffney, a Head for the Cure Ambassador, as she shares her oligodendroglioma diagnosis and treatment journey—from the day she was diagnosed to undergoing a nine-hour partially awake craniotomy.

“They came back to me with a diagnosis that I had a brain tumor and that it was most likely cancerous. I knew that I needed to focus, one treatment step at a time, and the first step was surgery,” Erin shares.

Find more information on brain tumors, treatment plans, and other patient stories:
https://pathtohope.headforthecure.org/

Today is National Wear Gray Day!Every brain tumor diagnosis changes lives, which is why we come together to bring hope, ...
05/27/2026

Today is National Wear Gray Day!

Every brain tumor diagnosis changes lives, which is why we come together to bring hope, support, and action to the brain tumor community.

Whether you wear gray, share your story, or participate in our Brain Tumor Awareness Month fundraiser, you are helping make a difference for patients and families impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis every day.

Learn more and donate today:
https://impact.headforthecure.org/give/792723/ #!/donation/checkout

In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we’re proud to welcome Dr. Simon Khagi, M.D., Medical Director of Neuro-Oncolog...
05/26/2026

In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we’re proud to welcome Dr. Simon Khagi, M.D., Medical Director of Neuro-Oncology at the Hoag Health Cancer Institute, for a special Q&A on all things brain tumors.

Curious about his current research and work in the neuro-oncology field? Here’s your chance to learn more!

Send us a message with your questions for Dr. Khagi and hear directly from one of the leading experts in the field. Stay tuned for more from Dr. Khagi!

For the final week of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we invite you to learn about oligodendrogliomas—a rare tumor develope...
05/25/2026

For the final week of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we invite you to learn about oligodendrogliomas—a rare tumor developed from cells that support nerve fibers in the brain.

To learn more on oligodendrogliomas and other brain tumors, explore our Path to Hope website:
https://pathtohope.headforthecure.org/

05/22/2026

Follow along with Matt Anthony as he meets with Tom Gerend of the KC Streetcar and George Guastello II of Union Station Kansas City, sponsors of our 2026 Tour de Bier event.

Get ready for a bike ride across Kansas City, with stops at local breweries and a party back at Union Station to follow.

All proceeds will go back to our Path to Hope program and Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care's Solace House.

Learn more and register today:
headforthecure.org/tourdebier

Today, U.S. Representatives have called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide information on the recent ...
05/21/2026

Today, U.S. Representatives have called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide information on the recent decision to cease federal funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC), one of the nation’s most critical pediatric brain cancer research networks.

At Head for the Cure, we stand with the families, physicians, researchers, and advocates demanding answers and continued investment in lifesaving pediatric brain tumor research. Pediatric brain tumors remain the leading cause of cancer-related death among children, and disrupting critical clinical trials and research collaboration puts progress and hope at risk for countless families.

We are grateful to Representatives Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) for their leadership and advocacy to protect innovative research efforts that children with brain tumors desperately need.

Read more at https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-cleaver-demand-answers-halted-pediatric-brain-cancer-research.

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