In tribute to all brain tumor patients and their families the the German Brain Tumor Association, Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe, has declared World Brain Tumor Day beginning in the year 2000 as an international commemoration each June 8th.
Neuro-onocology is the branch of medical science concerned with brain tumors.
World Brain Tumor Day attempts to bring this research to the fore and make it known internationally in an effort to stem the tide of suffering secondary to the devastation for which this disease process poses causality.
One of their goals is to find a cure for brain tumors.
Another is the transfer of knowledge, cultivation of expertise, and the promotion of interdisciplinary approaches to treatment.