“While we wait,” declared Jace Ward from Wamego Kansas, to an NIH Symposium on genomic data sharing in September, 2019, “DIPG won’t wait! It won’t wait to take my mobility, my sight, my speech and my life…” With an extraordinary opportunity to shine a light on one of the darkest…
Ricardo Garcia, CEO, Cesare Spadoni, COO, and Jonathan Agin, Head of Patient Advocacy for Oncoheroes Biosciences join us to discuss this relatively new company, founded in 2017, and it’s unique and thoughtful approach to childhood cancer research. The families of each of the three gentlemen have each been affected directly…
Today’s show features Nancy Goodman and Kids v. Cancer, the notable leader in childhood cancer advocacy and legislation in the United States. Nancy wrote the Creating Hope Act of 2012, which has created over $1B in funding for pediatric cancer research in the private sector with the Pediatric Priority Review…
BethAnn Telford, an endurance athlete and brain cancer survivor, advocate for brain cancer patients–especially children, made a special delivery for the DIPG Advocacy Group this past week on Capitol Hill. A letter to the leadership of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the…
BethAnn Telford, an endurance athlete and brain cancer survivor, advocate for brain cancer patients–especially children, made a special delivery for the DIPG Advocacy Group this past week on Capitol Hill. A letter to the leadership of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the…
From Denver Colorado we bring to you Jill and Cam Morin, who established in their son Luke’s honor a fund for DIPG Research at Children’s Hospital Colorado raising over $230,000 at 22% of their goal. They are gearing up for the Goddard Cares Fall Fest 5k in honor of Luke…
On Friday, Sept. 20 this new bill, H. R. 4429, the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019, was introduced to the House of Representatives by Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania’s 1st District. Two years prior the Congressman had attended a gala hosted by Storm the Heavens Foundation in Philadelphia,…
Thursday, Sept. 26 show features interviews with key individuals with important information about CureFest, the rise of childhood cancer awareness, and issues facing childhood cancer families today. The episode marks the passing of the 10th Anniversary of the Childhood Cancer Caucus Summit (9/19/2019), for which Congresswoman and Co-Chairman Jackie Speier…
The title of our podcast is a loving tribute to our guest’s son Zach’s spirited and inspirational fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. From TARGET Pediatric AML to the new Children’s Initiative with Leukemia Lymphoma Society, this literal AML dynamic duo, Julie Guillot, patient advocate, and Michael Copley, national chairman of…
Upon the diagnosis of his daughter in 2015 with the deadliest pediatric brain cancer DIPG, Philip Manduca, a financier residing in London, UK, was supplied with the standard of care “death sentence” by the medics. He realized that he was on his own in the mission to prolong and even…
