Contact: DC – Tracy Manzer (202) 225-3531 (W) / (202) 538-0641 (C) [email protected] CA – Katrina Rill (650) 342-0300 (W) / (650) 208-7441 (C) [email protected] Reps Speier, Joyce Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Fight Deadly Pediatric Cancer Washington, DC –Today, Reps. Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) and David P. Joyce (R-Cleveland),…
Dr. Charles Keller, Scientific Director of the Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute, joins us with Dr. Anju Karki, post-doctoral fellow and DIPG Tumor Cell Hotel project leader describe this creative design to affect a real solution for children diagnosed with arguably the deadliest pediatric brain cancer, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.…
Jeri Wilson, Executive Director, has been with PCRF (Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation) since September of 2011 and has taken this organization from a $1.5 million dollar operating budget to a $3.5 million dollar organization. All while keeping 84% of the funding going straight to research. Since 1982, PCRF has partnered…
Morally, rationally and in every sensible way, the experience of DIPG, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, inspires bereaved parents to fight for others and researchers to find a cure. Brain cancer is #1 in pediatric cancer incidence, and DIPG is the 2nd most common pediatric brain tumor. It’s also responsible for…
Background information on H. Res. 69 and why the #littlebillthatcould is important. H. Res. 69 info Advocacy Instructions To the Childhood Cancer Community: The privilege of being part of this community is also the responsibility to share important information, and so, I thank you all for this opportunity. My exploration…
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, first signed into law in 2014, is perhaps one of the most important pieces of legislation and resulting research and data-resource programs for pediatric disease, to date. It begins to fill the void left by the industry of medical research and its biggest…
News From Congressman Michael McCaul, Co-Chairman and Founder of the Congressional Caucus for Childhood Cancer: Dear Friends, Last week, I hosted the 9th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center. At the summit, we celebrate our accomplishments while reinvigorating our drive to eradicate the number one killer…
Dear Friends, As we write, Alliance advocates around the country are working on the next crucial step to enacting legislation recently signed into law. As many of you may well know. the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008, though signed into law, never had it allocations respected,…
Open DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) Research Project This research project is all about collaboration, and is the first of its kind in many ways. “Open DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma)” is the first translational, multi-institutional study that will address an unmet need for treating pediatric Central Nervous System (CNS)…
April 14, 2018 The current medical research system…is non-apologetically and systematically divested of concern. April 12, 2018, Santa Clarita, CA–The DIPG Advocacy Group, organized by childhood cancer advocate Janet Demeter of Agua Dulce, CA is preparing a trip to Washington DC for the week of April 16, 2018 to visit…
