Cancer–Fighting Cocoa
August 15, 2016
What could be a better, healthier option than dark chocolate? When it comes to fighting cancer, the answer is simple: Cocoa!...
How To Talk to Kids About Cancer
August 2, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="64709" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Of the many questions we get asked, among the most difficult is the question, "How do I talk to my child about cancer?" Cancer is not contagious. Cancer is also not a singular disease but any of a group of medical...
Minor League Baseball and Play4TheCure
For the second year in a row, Play4TheCure and minor league baseball are teaming up this summer to raise money and awareness for cutting-edge cancer research. The program was started by National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Youth Ambassador Ally Minker....
Be Like Amos – Our 9 Year Old Philanthropist
July 13, 2016
The NFCR staff was touched by this very special donation. Read his story and share it freely with others. It made our day and we hope it makes yours as well. Meet Amos, our now famous, 9 year old Philanthropist: [caption id="attachment_2675" align="alignright" width="232"] From left...
Cancer Prevention for Asian American Women
July 9, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NFCR President Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., delivered an address to the National Association of Professional Asian American Women (NAPAW) about the importance of cancer research and cancer prevention education. As an Asian American herself, Dr. Ba is acutely aware of the cancer risks in the Asian American...
Honoring Rakesh K Jain, Ph.D. NFCR funded Scientist
June 24, 2016
We are so pleased to congratulate National Foundation for Cancer Research funded Scientist Rakesh K. Jain Ph.D. on his tribute event today in Cambridge Massachusetts. A great honor to be feted by his collaborators, peers and fellow scientists and educators at Harvard Medical School and...
National Foundation for Cancer Research and KEW, Inc. announce a collaboration
June 10, 2016
National Foundation for Cancer Research and KEW, Inc. announce a collaboration to increase awareness of the value of genetic testing. Big Data comes to Cancer Care Choices. #Research4aCure BETHESDA, Maryland (June 8, 2016) - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) and Kew, Inc, a private oncology...
Carmen Rice’s Story Couldn’t Wait for a Moonshot
June 6, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]https://youtu.be/jp7v2avE1Ls “I have found the National Foundation for Cancer Research team to be dedicated and caring, I have been treated as part of their family. I feel privileged to have met them. I know that one day my fine and dedicated family will find a...
Genomic Sequencing Explains How Herceptin targets HER2+ Cancer
June 5, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WE ARE THE HERETICS: Sequence that cancer! Heretic: someone who believes or teaches something that goes against accepted or official beliefs http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heretic Here's an important question: Did your friend’s oncologists sequence their cancer? [embed]https://youtu.be/HIblcS3m71g[/embed] You’ve heard a lot about targeted cancer therapies recently. This is all about molecular profiling,...
The First Successful Clinical Trial
May 29, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""]Clinical Trial and Translational Medicine. Our CEO, the son of the Founder of NFCR, likes to talk about history. Franklin C. Salisbury, Jr. notes the coincidence, perhaps, that the Salisbury name has long been associated with unheralded basic research that leads to major...