Not Today Brain Cancer

03/26/2025

Thank you to the following people for your generous donation to Not Today Brain Cancer in memory of their friend and family member, Deborah Pakis who recently passed way from brain cancer:

Dianne Rhodes
Debra Stierwalt
Melissa Tanner
Jill Matthews
Allison Scott
Susan Cox
Cheryl Clark
Michael Brink

Your donation, like all others we received, will go directly to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke for invaluable brain tumor research.

Celebrate the life of Deborah Pakis, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Gross Funeral Home.

03/13/2025

With great sadness, we lost a wonderful human and inspiration to many to Glioblastoma multiforme. Matt Owen's fight with cancer came to an end on Friday, March 7th. Matt fought GBM with such grace and fortitude, and touched so many lives in a positive way throughout his life. Matt's celebration of life is being planned for March 27th in Little Rock, Arkansas and for March 29th for Kingwood, Texas. Please keep his daughter and the rest of his family in your thoughts and prayers.

03/13/2025

A great opportunity to support the vital research needed to find cures for deadly brain cancers.

There's just over a month left until we get to gather together again to celebrate the HOPE the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke provides to thousands of brain tumor patients and their families! If you're planning to participate in the 5K or Walk for HOPE, make sure to register before rates increase on April 1!

06/26/2024

! I exciting news in potential use of MRNA vaccines in the fights against brain cancers.

A nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccine improved survival in dogs with brain cancer and induced rapid immune responses in a small study in humans with glioblastoma.

01/23/2024

🧠 is a proud supporter of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke and is very proud of the care, education, and research they accomplish throughout the year.

Not Today Brain Cancer plans to have a number of fundraising efforts this year and look forward to having you join the fight! Stay tuned!

11/25/2023

Amazing job, Dr. Ostrom! is proud to give 100% of our donations to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center where the best of the best continue to fight for a cure each and every day. 🧠

Thrilled to announce that our very own Quinn Ostrom, PhD has earned a spot on Clarivate's Most Highly Cited Scientists list for the second consecutive year! Being in the top 1% for the last decade in the 'Neuroscience and Behavior' category is no small feat. Proud of our dedicated researchers like Dr. Ostrom, who are making strides in cancer epidemiology and genetic factors affecting brain tumors. 🧠 🎉

To read more, visit: https://neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/quinn-ostrom-once-again-ranks-among-most-highly-cited-researchers

11/23/2023

🧠🎗️🩶 Thankful for all of you! May today be spent with your loved ones still here, and remembering those who have already passed.

11/04/2023

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⚠️: Unlocking why central nervous system cancers like Glioblastoma resist standard treatments. 🧠 Read the full research article in Science Advances, and read findings on how human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) impacts therapy resistance and the potential breakthrough with trifluoperazine: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adf1332

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf1332