Their caregiver or loved one spent more time with them…… As most of you know, November was National Caregiver Month and thanks to a sponsorship from Novocure the EndBrainCancer Initiative (EBCI) was able to provide Awareness & Outreach throughout the month of November. Most importantly, we were able to run a national campaign asking for Caregiver nomination submittals. I […]
As you know, we, together with Novocure have been running a Caregiver Nomination Contest for the last few weeks in honor of November being National Caregiver Awareness Month. So, today the first day of this very important month, we’d like to announce our WINNER! Christi Estes “Cancer may take my life…the assurance is that cancer saved my […]
(Article posted in Cure Magazine on 8/17/16) Dellann Elliott Mydland wants to take the politics out of brain cancer research, and for a good reason: to produce more survivors of the disease. For nearly a decade and a half, Mydland, the founder and president of End Brain Cancer, has been working to connect patients, researchers […]
Dear Vice President Biden, Believe me, I have been thinking about you ever since I learned of your son, Beau’s, diagnosis and even more so after his death. I do not know what it is to lose a son but I do know what it is to lose a husband to brain cancer and have […]
Dellann Elliott Mydland to Speak at 2nd Annual Turning Point Conference, San Antonio, Texas We are pleased to inform you that Dellann Elliott Mydland will be a featured speaker at a national brain tumor conference entitled “At a Turning Point: Novel Therapeutic Developments in Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Research.” The conference precedes the Society for […]
EndBrainCancer / Chris Elliott Fund Honored as Social Impact Innovator—Fast Pitch Awards Ceremony on October 27th SVP Fast Pitch is the region’s premier competition igniting social innovation. This year, over 100 organizations applied and we are proud to report that EndBrainCancer / Chris Elliott Fund made it as a quarterfinalist! SVP Fast Pitch is […]
Chris Elliott Fund Officially Re-launched as The EndBrainCancer Initiative The Chris Elliott Fund has officially re-launched in 2015 as the EndBrainCancer Initiative. Historically, our 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation has been associated with Christopher Stewart Elliott, co-founder, who himself bravely fought brain cancer and started the Fund with his wife, Dellann, before passing in 2002. […]
It is with great pleasure that I accept this opportunity to write a piece for CURE. I am hopeful that this will be: Informative, insightful and inspirational Create expanded collaborative efforts Provide hope Encourage a change for patients diagnosed with an initial glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumor in the areas of initial diagnosis, initial surgery and a […]
As you know, Chris Elliott Fund’s goal, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is to provide IMMEDIATE ACCESS to advanced brain tumor/cancer treatment options through our no cost Patient Support Services Center and “Direct Connect” program which provides Education, Awareness, Advocacy and Research. Simply put, our efforts lead to putting brain tumor patients into clinical trials and […]
It’s not every day that I get the opportunity to speak directly to current and potential future investors who are investing in a new device to treat not only brain cancer but, hopefully, other solid tumors as well. I was delighted when Chair and President, John Butters, asked me to speak last Monday in Seattle […]
