Healthy Environment = Healthy Bodies
April 21, 2018
5 Successful Fundraising Strategies We Learned from Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day
In case you missed it, Tuesday April 10, 2018 was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s stores across the U.S. The Play4TheCure team was lucky enough to join the Georgetown, DC store for a second year in a row and raised over $1,800 in...
Medical Coalition Led Largely by NFCR Unites to Battle Glioblastoma
Medical knowledge of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of brain cancer, has grown exponentially, but has not resulted in marked improvements in treatment for patients. Addressing this is GBM AGILE (GBM Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment), a global medical and scientific coalition that is...
National Cancer Control Month: Smoking Prevention and Cessation
April 17, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="20580" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The new age of cancer prevention has begun. People no longer need to be subject to the deterministic paradigm of the past, where genetics ruled over lifestyle and environment. The fact is, 90 -95% of cancer diagnoses have their roots...
Bringing International Partners Together
April 16, 2018
(clockwise) NFCR President Dr. Sujuan Ba, ECI Founder Mr. Andrew Forrest and PhIRDA Executive President Mr. Song Ruilin In recent months, the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) has signed memorandums of understanding with two major foreign institutions, the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA)...
NFCR at the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
April 13, 2018
[caption id="attachment_20540" align="alignnone" width="1000"] NFCR Fellows Rakesh Jain, Alice Shaw and Danny Welch are among the speakers at the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting[/caption] The National Foundation for Cancer Research’s (NFCR) presence is considerable at the 109th annual meeting of the American Association...
New Test Developed for Pre-Cancerous Barrett’s Esophagus
April 11, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="20545" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]In recognition of Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, recognized in April, the National Foundation for Cancer Research offers a look at a significant diagnostic advancement for a risk factor associated with the terrible disease. A new test for Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous...
Two National Foundation for Cancer Research Scientists Among the National Academy of Inventors’ Latest Class
April 5, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2018 CONTACT: Bradley Gillenwater, Senior Director for Global Programs & Communications E-mail: bgillenwater@nfcr.org / Phone: 301-961-9161 The Honor Recognizes Top Academic Inventors [caption id="attachment_20473" align="alignleft" width="300"] Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D. and Paul B. Fisher, M.Ph, Ph.D.[/caption] BETHESDA, MD - In an event this afternoon at the historic...
Global Collaborative Network Expands to Include Australia’s Eliminate Cancer Initiative
April 4, 2018
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today inked its second memorandum of understanding (MOU) within the past half year among major transnational cancer-fighting institutions. This pledge of cooperation follows on the heels of the formal commitment between the chairmen of itself and the China...