Around the World with the IBTA The IBTA has contacts in 112 countries around the world to whom it makes available its free annual magazine, Brain Tumour . We print between 11,000 and 14,000 copies of Brain Tumour magazine each year and send them for free to recipients in these countries . We also publish the magazine digitally on www .issuu .com There is no other magazine like Brain Tumour which reaches deep into the international brain tumour community and covers stories from patients, family members, healthcare specialists, researchers, scientists, professional societies and others .
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