Welcome to the SSBTR website!
Students in leadership positions learn about brain tumors and gain real world experience in running a non-profit business while raising funds for brain tumor research. Beneficiaries of the money we raise are Barrow Neurological Institute, National Brain Tumor Society, Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Steele Childrens Research Center in Tucson, and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). With your help we can make a difference.
The intent of our website is to further our objectives of disseminating information about this disease process, stimulating more widespread involvement within our community through donating, volunteering and participating in one or more of our events, and publicizing and promoting this exceptional student-run organization.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world..." Gandhi
2 1/2 years clean baby! Loving life, staying strong"- Ben Hu - SSBTR Student Survivor
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Recent Articles on Brain Tumors
Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research (SSBTR): helping to beat brain tumors by funding innovative research.
Dr Adrienne Scheck, Principal Investigator in Neuro-Oncology Research and Neurosurgery Research at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix,Arizona is also involved with "Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research" and mentors students attached to this initiative. Adrienne Scheck’s laboratory at Barrow is supported by SSBTR funds.
Dental x-rays linked to common brain tumor
A new study suggests people who had certain kinds of dental X-rays in the past may be at an increased risk for meningioma, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor in the U.S.
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