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Party4Life 2016 & the Lucy Fund

December 21, 2016 Brian Wachtel Blog

Ongoing fundraising efforts in honor of Lucy Stanovick seek to find a cure for metastatic cancer. To date, over $200,000 has been raised in Lucy’s name....

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Sarah’s Story: Dr. Civin’s Cancer Research “Saved My Life”

December 9, 2016 Melissa White Blog

Sarah Byrd says she owes her life to Dr. Curt Civin, a pediatric oncologist specializing in leukemia research whose work is funded by NFCR....

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Genomic Testing Finds Link Between Breast and Bladder Cancer

December 9, 2016 Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer Blog, Genomics Newsroom

Researchers from UNC, Chapel Hill found a subtype of bladder cancer has the same molecular signatures as a subset of breast cancer....

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On the Move With Dr. Ba: 2016 Recap

December 2, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, On the Move with Dr. Ba

NFCR President and COO, Dr. Sujuan Ba, has spent this past year traveling the world to lead efforts and collaborate with top scientists. Read about some of the conferences, people and successes in 2016....

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David Arons, CEO NBTS; Dr. Web Cavanee, Ludwig Cancer Research and Chairman of NFCR Scientific Advisory Board; G. Bonnie Feldman, Founder of NBTS; Dr. David Louis, Pathology Chair Mass General Hospital)

NFCR’s Dr. Web Cavenee Honored at Prestigious Gray Gala

November 18, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, News

NBTS held its annual Gray Gala and pioneers in brain tumor research were honored, including Dr. Web Cavanee, Chairman of NFCR’s Scientific Advisory Board....

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NFCR-Funded Scientist Selected as ‘Giant of Cancer Care’

November 15, 2016 Franklin Salisbury Jr., CEO Emeritus Blog, News

Dr. Daniel Von Hoff, Director of the NFCR Center for Targeted Cancer Therapies at TGen, has been selected as a 2016 Giants of Cancer Care® by OncLive....

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NFCR’s Genomics Newsroom: New Method to Detect Biomarkers

November 14, 2016 Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer Blog, Genomics Newsroom

A method called MishCTC is being developed that will detect a molecular biomarker that is inside tumor cells but can’t be detected in normal blood cells....

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7 Ways Dogs Help People with Cancer

November 7, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, Cancer-Fighting Lifestyle

Research now shows there are health-related benefits to spending time with these adorable, furry, four-legged friends....

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A Loving Tribute to Elmo’s Friends Phyllis and Tony Geiss

October 25, 2016 Elaine Currie Blog

NFCR is the recipient of a generous gift from the Geiss Estate. Since Phyllis and Tony Geiss lived extraordinary lives, we are sharing their story with you - with Sesame Street songs in our heads!...

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A Simple Colonoscopy Could Save Your Life

October 17, 2016 Jacob Antrican Blog, Cancer Prevention

Liz Diamond, a Major Gifts Officer at NFCR, urges you to get a simple colonoscopy. She emphatically says: "Colon cancer is oftentimes preventable!"...

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