Saturday, June 2, 2018, after weathering storm threats all day, the Bowie Baysox were able to take the field for their annual Knock Cancer Out of the Park night alongside a half-dozen charities in the cancer community near Prince George’s Stadium, including our Play4TheCure team....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="21290" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] National Cancer Survivors Day is observed each year on the first Sunday in June. In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, people far and near will be coming together to celebrate life, inspire and support those battling cancer, provide guidance for...
It is the “new territory” of oncology: Getting the immune system to successfully fight a standing cancer. No other biological system within our bodies is more suited, adept or evolved to such a purpose. Indeed, our immune system is remarkably successful in spotting and destroying...
At least eight National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) scientists will be on hand for the 54th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), most prominently, Alice Shaw, M.D., Ph.D. They will join over 30,000 physicians, researchers, administrators and other professionals for...
[caption id="attachment_21245" align="alignnone" width="632"] W.K. Alfred Yung, M.D., and Waun Ki Hong, M.D., F.A.C.P., D.M.Sc .(Hon.)[/caption] Respected healthcare professionals who are advancing the field of oncology by their contributions in research and clinical practice were recognized this evening as Giants of Cancer Care in an event...
Spring is nearing its end, and summer is nearly upon us. As the season of beginnings approaches its end, let’s recall the effortless, fresh and optimistic tone which it inspires in so many of us. It is always possible to connect to the reality of the...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] The delegation meeting with the Honorable Zhu Chen & Wei He[/caption] The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) has been promoting and facilitating collaboration among scientists from different countries, yet another role played by the organization in its efforts to help defeat...
The Play4TheCure team had our very first tour stop as part of the P4TC Summer Series. After a long week of rain, the sun came out and the Frederick Keys were able to host their Play4TheCure #ALLCAPS game as a part of a double header...
https://youtu.be/S4bAu0i9i4w The National Foundation for Cancer Research’s (NFCR) annual marquee event was held in Washington, DC on Saturday evening, May 5th. The 2018 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research ceremony and dinner occasioned much, including a gathering of NFCR principals and scientists, communication of the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="21208" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]In recognition of Brain Cancer Awareness Month, the National Foundation for Cancer Research is highlighting innovative technologies being explored in labs to address this terrible disease. Although brain cancer only makes up 1.4% of all new cancer cases, the reality of the...
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