To all our Supporters, Friends and Colleagues and especially to the Patients and Caregivers we serve and to the Healthcare Workers who tirelessly work on behalf of all of us! First of all, I want to take this opportunity to mark the passing of a momentous year and wish everyone a much better 2021. It […]
Hi guys! I am extremely excited to share what I believe is groundbreaking news in the battle against brain cancer and other solid tumors. In this case, it’s a response-prediction test which improves outcomes by testing live cancer cells against a number of potential therapies to demonstrate which ones will be most effective in killing […]
Today, May 31, 2020, the very last day of #BTAM month, I find myself reflecting on many things and just looked through the photos from last year’s Bellingham Brain Cancer WALK (BBCW) , Presenting Sponsor: Novocure (www.novocure.com) and am smiling and crying at the same time. Just look at these photos! What a super cool […]
Today, it is May 17, 2020 and I am spending my day reflecting on the national brain tumor community. Specifically, I am also spending a lot of time over the last several weeks, amongst COVID-19, reflecting on the my late husband’s brain cancer journey and the last 18 years of co-founding and running the Chris […]
WEBINAR! COVID-19 & BRAIN CANCER! Important information on how COVID-19 affects Brain Cancer (and other cancer) patients. Join Al Musella of the Musella Foundation and Dr. Eric T. Wong, Brain Tumor Center & Neuro-Oncology Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School.
Thank you so much for your interest in submitting your story for my collaborative book. First, let me tell you more about myself and my mission and purpose for this book. In my daily life, I am the co-founder, President and Chair of the EndBrainCancer Initiative (formerly the Chris Elliott Fund) www.EndBrainCancer.org. My late husband, Chris […]
EndBrainCancer Initiative Announced Campaign for New Brain Cancer Clinical Trials in the Greater Puget Sound Area at its Education, Awareness & Action Dinner Press Release in PDF Format Press Release on PRNEWSWIRE National Distribution Network SEATTLE, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The EndBrainCancer Initiative (EBCI) held its 8th Annual “Brains Matter” Dinner on May 15th raising […]
Summary: The 2019 NCI-CONNECT (Comprehensive Oncology Network Evaluating Rare CNS Tumors) and Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative (BTTC) Annual Meetings were held on April 29 and 30 at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. The meetings were hosted by NCI’s Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Neuro-Oncology Branch, and attended by over 100 leaders, healthcare providers and researchers in neuro-oncology. The EndBrainCancer Initiative participated in […]
The EndBrainCancer Initiative Urges Immediate ACTION so Brain Cancer Patients are Not Excluded from Medicare Coverage for Genetic Profiling (Next Generation Sequencing-NGS) Press Release in PDF Format Press Release on PRNEWSWIRE National Distribution Network SEATTLE, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 2018, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) approved funding for specific diagnostic […]
The EndBrainCancer Initiative to Feature Renowned Brain Cancer and Modified Poliovirus Duke Researcher, Dr. Annick Desjardins, as its Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Annual May “Brains Matter” ACTION Dinner as Advocacy is Underway Now to Bring this Treatment Option to the Seattle Area Press Release in PDF Format Press Release on PRNEWSWIRE National Distribution Network […]
