World Brain Tumor Day

• World Brain Tumor Day is observed every year on June 8 to raise awareness about brain tumors and educate people about it.

• The German Brain Tumor Association started celebrating German Brain Tumor Day on June 8, 2000.

• In 2010, the International Brain Tumor Alliance (IBTA) designated June 8 as World Brain Tumor Day.

• About 40,000 new cases of brain tumors are reported in India every year.

• Brain tumors develop when cells grow at an abnormal rate, resulting in a cluster of abnormal cells within the brain.