Letter to Congressmen McCaul and Van Hollen
The same letter with personalized content was sent to each of the Chairmen of the Congressional Caucus for Childhood Cancer, Michael McCaul (TX) and Chris Van Hollen (MD) Dear Congressman McCaul, …
Mathias Law
State of Virginia Steps Up for Childhood Cancer Awareness A friend posted this on my facebook page, by Glennon Doyle Melton, award-winning author; wanted it to be here as well as an example of the urgent need for research into all pediatric cancer, which in unconscionably underfunded in our country.…
Definition of Terms-a Journey in Awareness
A Journey in Awareness Everything changed after October 28, 2011 when my son Jack was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or “DIPG”, a pediatric brainstem tumor with no survivors. Though I lost my precious 3 year old boy to this practically unknown monster, I knew at the time that…
Potential Therapy Found
From Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Potential Therapy Found for Incurable Pediatric Brain Tumor Share on facebookShare on googleShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services44 by Nora Dunne on Nov 17, 2014 Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is inoperable because of the tumor’s vital location on the brainstem. Northwestern…
NCI Brain Spore teams
From the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (www.cancer.gov) Translational Research Program, DCTD Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis Organ Site-Specific SPOREs By State By Organ Location Last Updated: 11/04/14 Brain SPOREs It is estimated that in 2013 there will be 23,130 new cases of cancer of the brain…
Our Mission 2014
This post is a repeat of our home page, the content of which is very important yet is often overlooked. Here the links are kept intact for easy reference. Also, our literature is offered here as well. PRWeb press release LEAFLET brochure DESCRIPTION of Purpose Did You Know?…