Our Mission
To provide free, individualized navigation to help patients and loved ones manage a primary brain tumor diagnosis, overcome treatment obstacles, and facilitate access to quality healthcare.
How can we help you?
Brain Tumor Network is a trusted source for reliable information about primary brain tumors for patients of all ages. Our dedicated, neuro-oncology navigators help you find answers to the difficult questions you may be asking yourself:
- Where do I begin?
- Should I get a second opinion?
- What are my treatment options?
- What can I expect next?

Our Navigation Services
Understand Your Diagnosis
Explore Treatment Options
Receive Emotional Support
Get Medical Records Assistance
What is a patient navigator?
Our brain tumor patient navigators are professionals guiding patients and caregivers through every phase of brain tumor care with personalized one-on-one options, information, and support.
Our Experience
Each year, Brain Tumor Network provides personalized, one-on-one navigation and support to hundreds of individuals and families throughout the United States.
At its heart, our organization is committed to providing a community of support for individuals and families, focusing on survivorship. We are most proud of the relationships we have built along the way and the individual lives we continue to impact as we fulfill our mission.
2400 +
Patients who have received free, personalized navigation services
95 %
Patients who would recommend the Brain Tumor Network to others
500 +
Relationships built with national brain tumor centers of excellence and regional treatment centers across the country
28 +
Years of treatment-related and survivorship experiences of founders Susan and Rick Sontag
9 +
Years providing direct, personalized support to adult primary brain tumor patients and caregivers
10 +
Years building relationships within the neuro-oncology community