National HOPE Award Presentation

National HOPE Award Presentation The HOPE Award video celebrated patient courage and resilience by honoring people living with GBM or recurrent GBM who inspire others through their stories. This year’s finalists were Becky Maroney and Dustin Wooten, and the award ultimately went to Becky for her long survival, advocacy, and positive influence on the brain tumor community. The segment also used the moment to highlight the value of patient and caregiver voices in education, support groups, and future caregiver programming. It closed by acknowledging Dustin’s recent death and inviting continued patient feedback through EBCI’s Optune-related forms and advocacy channels. Key Takeaways The National HOPE Award is an annual End Brain Cancer Initiative recognition program, supported by Novocure, that highlights GBM and recurrent GBM patients who inspire others. Finalists included Dustin Wooten, nominated by his wife Malori, and Becky Maroney, nominated by her sister Julie. Dustin’s story centered on a sudden 2025 diagnosis after headaches and vision problems, aggressive treatment, and his family’s effort to pursue creative options and clinical trials. Becky was diagnosed in 2021, initially given a poor prognosis, and later spent about three years on the Optune Gio device under specialist care before achieving no evidence of disease. The webinar was moderated by Dellann Elliott Mydland, chair and CEO of the End Brain Cancer Initiative (EBCI), which promotes advocacy around using the patient voice in treatment protocols, increased patient access to specialists, advanced diagnostics, devices and clinical trials while updating Standard of Care and physician guidelines, policy and increasing FDA reimbursable approved treatment options for the brain tumor community. This patient disease educational video was made possible with the support of Novocure, the End Brain Cancer Initiative, and other supporters. It is part of the annual “Know All Your Treatment Options” series and was recorded on May 15, 2026. Learn More: EBCI website: https://endbraincancer.org/ Web page for this event: https://endbraincancer.org/know-all-y... Web page for the HOPE Award: https://endbraincancer.org/hope-award/ To support EBCI’s efforts: https://endbraincancer.org/donate/ Subscribe to the End Brain Cancer YouTube channel for more expert conversations on brain cancer treatments, research updates, and patient advocacy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/@EndB... #EndBrainCancer, #GBM