May Is Brain Tumor Awareness Month
May Is Brain Tumor Awareness Month
May is recognized as Brain Tumor Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shining a light on one of the most complex and aggressive forms of cancer affecting children. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in kids, yet they remain underfunded compared to other cancers.
This month is about more than awareness. It is about urgency. It is about progress. And most importantly, it is about the children and families facing diagnoses that no one should ever have to hear.
Why This Matters at Rally
At Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, Brain Tumor Awareness Month is deeply personal.
We fund research that pushes boundaries, helping scientists better understand these tumors and develop safer, more effective treatments. Many childhood brain tumors are difficult to treat because of their location and complexity, and current treatments often come with long-term side effects that impact a child’s quality of life.
That is why Rally Foundation invests in early-stage, innovative research. We believe that funding bold ideas today leads to breakthroughs tomorrow. Every grant we support brings us one step closer to better outcomes for kids.
Turning Awareness Into Action Through Research
At Rally, Brain Tumor Awareness Month is not only about raising awareness. It is about showing what that awareness makes possible.
Because of donor support, Rally has funded research that is already changing how childhood brain tumors are treated:
- Margarita Gutova, Ph.D., is advancing smarter cell therapies, including CAR T-cell approaches designed to better target brain tumors while improving quality of life for kids.
- Christina von Roemeling, Ph.D., is developing mRNA-based therapies and gene treatments that train the immune system to recognize and fight brain cancer.
- Renee Read, Ph.D., is working to block the drivers of aggressive brain tumors, identifying weak points that can stop cancer growth at its source.
- Rally-funded research is also helping doctors deliver more precise, personalized treatment for kids, ensuring therapies are matched to each tumor’s unique biology.
- And through data-driven discoveries, researchers are turning complex information into clearer treatment pathways and better outcomes for children.
These breakthroughs all started the same way. With early funding. With belief in an idea. With people choosing to act.
How We Honor This Month
Throughout May, Rally goes gray to honor children battling brain tumors and to stand with their families.
You will see:
- Stories from Rally Kids and their journeys
- Educational content about childhood brain tumors
- Opportunities to support critical research
- A community coming together to raise awareness
Every story shared and every conversation started helps bring visibility to this cause.
How You Can Help
Raising awareness and funding research can start with simple actions that make a meaningful difference:
Go Gray
Wear gray, change your profile picture or share a post to show your support and spark conversations.
Share Their Stories
Help amplify the voices of children and families impacted by brain tumors. Awareness grows when stories are seen and heard.
Make a Gift
Your donation helps fund groundbreaking childhood cancer research focused on better treatments and cures.
Start a Fundraiser
Bring your community together. Whether it is a small gathering, a workplace initiative or a school event, collective action creates real impact.
A Future of Hope
Brain Tumor Awareness Month is a reminder of the work still ahead, but also of the progress made possible because of supporters like you.
When we raise awareness, we fuel research.
When we fund research, we create better treatments.
And when we do that together, we give kids facing brain tumors something they deserve most: a future.
Join us this May. Go gray. Raise awareness. Fund the next breakthrough.