At 2:30am on Saturday, June 25th 2011, I received a phone call from my best friend, Jack (actually, there were three calls, all of which I missed because I was asleep and my phone was set on silent mode). Later, Jack would tell me he called while driving to OHSU in Portland to meet his […]
I read this article and wanted to blog about it. My next few posts will also highlight current published or referenced research—research which may directly impact advancements in brain tumor treatment. This first article references work by a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. It begins by stating, “Tumors […]
I’d like to take a minute to update you on the most current findings regarding a much discussed topic: Do mobile devices cause cancer? Information cited in this blog post comes from an article in the November issue of Women’s Health. The National Cancer Institute has ruled mobile devices safe, but a growing number of […]
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Health care reform was one of the most important agenda items for the 111th Congress, and on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. This landmark legislation incorporated several separate bills of particular interest to the cancer research community. The following is an update from The American […]
I consider it a privilege—in my husband’s honor—to do whatever I can to educate, bring awareness, advocate, and raise funds to help find a cure for Glioblastoma brain cancer. And what truly affects me at the heart level is when young children are taken by brain cancer. I believe we cannot stop advocating for a […]
On June 24, I was privileged to attend the King 5 TV “New Day Northwest” show taping of Dellann Elliott and actress Jean Smart. They were there in tandem, putting faces and names to what we are learning is the most deadly form of cancer: glioblastoma brain cancer. Dellann lost her husband Chris to this […]
Here’s a new blog from one of our guest bloggers, Stacie Beam-Bruce. Stacie is the Chris Elliott Fund Integrative Care Specialist and assists in running our Integrative Patient Support Group at The Ben & Catherine Ivy Center. Stacie’s blog is below, and thank you Stacie for taking the time to be our guest blogger for today: […]
Have you ever wondered how research, diseases, CURES come about in our world? Take Glioblastoma Brain Cancer for example–how come people wonder why Glioblastoma is under funded that there is not enough awareness… and how many of you would know what to do today if you or a loved one were diagnosed with GBM…but when others […]
It’s almost been ten years since I heard the word Glioblastoma, and in those ten years, I have had the pleasure of meeting only a handful of the most compassionate and endearing brain tumor specialists ( I am sure there are more and I look forward to meeting them) but for now there have been […]
