National Foundation for Cancer Research and KEW, Inc. announce a collaboration
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…
Carmen Rice’s story couldn’t wait for a moonshot
“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…
WE ARE THE HERETICS: Sequence that cancer!
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? You’ve heard a lot about targeted cancer…
The First Successful Clinical Trial
Clinical Trial and translational medicine. Our CEO and son of the Founder of NFCR likes to talk history. Franklin C. Salisbury, Jr. notes the coincidence, perhaps, that the Salisbury name has long been associated with unheralded basic research that leads…
Mary-Claire King, @UW 2016 Szent-Györgyi Prize
WASHINGTON, DC. NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. May 2, 2016 6pm The National Press Club was the setting for the award ceremony recognizing Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., University of Washington professor of medicine and genome sciences as the 2016 recipient of the Szent-Györgyi Prize for…
Erik’s 50th Marathon
Erik Seastead died on March 24, 2016, after a three-month battle with glioblastoma, among the most aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer. We’ll miss his kindness and his love. He was a family man. He was a loving husband.…
Breast Cancer Treatments in the News
New Treatments Could Shrink Breast Cancer in Just 11 Days For patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, a new combination therapy with two drugs could shrink or even eliminate their tumors in just 11 days. About 10% of breast cancers are HER2-positive,…
Green Goddess: Healthy Anti-Cancer Smoothie Recipe
This green goddess smoothie adds a variety of superfoods to your day; you’ll get vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fiber and antioxidants in this delicious drink.
A Tribute to Barbara Karpouzis Valavanes
The National Foundation is deeply honored and grateful that our mission of cancer research to find new and better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat all types of cancer was supported and valued by Barbara Karpouzis Valavanes.
2016 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
Mary-Claire King, Ph.D. of University of Washington Awarded 2016 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research (Bethesda, MD – January 21, 2016) The National Foundation forCancer Research (NFCR) announced today that Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., University of Washington professor of medicine (medical…
Dr. Daniel Von Hoff Honored with Scripps Genomic Medicine Award
Dr. Daniel Von Hoff was presented this month with the Scripps Genomic Medicine Award for his “pioneering efforts” in sequencing, or spelling out, the DNA of patients with rare cancers. Dr. Von Hoff’s research and clinical work advances the art…
