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2017: The Year of Cancer Genomics

January 9, 2017 Robyn Stoller Blog, Genomics Newsroom

National Foundation for Cancer Research CEO Franklin Salisbury Jr. predicts: "It looks like 21st century medicine will be about cancer genomics."...

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7 Cancer-Fighting New Year’s Resolutions

December 30, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, Cancer-Fighting Lifestyle

In honor of 2017, we’ve put together seven cancer-fighting new year's resolutions. From screenings to sunscreen, these easy resolutions are worth keeping!...

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New Treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme Developed by NFCR Scientists

December 28, 2016 Franklin Salisbury Jr., CEO Emeritus Blog, GBM Agile, News, Rare Cancer

Dr. Web Cavenee and Dr. Paul B. Fisher discover a new pharmacological agent to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest brain cancer....

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Party4Life 2016 & the Lucy Fund

December 21, 2016 Brian Wachtel Blog

Ongoing fundraising efforts in honor of Lucy Stanovick seek to find a cure for metastatic cancer. To date, over $200,000 has been raised in Lucy’s name....

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Sarah’s Story: Dr. Civin’s Cancer Research “Saved My Life”

December 9, 2016 Melissa White Blog

Sarah Byrd says she owes her life to Dr. Curt Civin, a pediatric oncologist specializing in leukemia research whose work is funded by NFCR....

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Genomic Testing Finds Link Between Breast and Bladder Cancer

December 9, 2016 Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer Blog, Genomics Newsroom

Researchers from UNC, Chapel Hill found a subtype of bladder cancer has the same molecular signatures as a subset of breast cancer....

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On the Move With Dr. Ba: 2016 Recap

December 2, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, On the Move with Dr. Ba

NFCR President and COO, Dr. Sujuan Ba, has spent this past year traveling the world to lead efforts and collaborate with top scientists. Read about some of the conferences, people and successes in 2016....

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David Arons, CEO NBTS; Dr. Web Cavanee, Ludwig Cancer Research and Chairman of NFCR Scientific Advisory Board; G. Bonnie Feldman, Founder of NBTS; Dr. David Louis, Pathology Chair Mass General Hospital)

NFCR’s Dr. Web Cavenee Honored at Prestigious Gray Gala

November 18, 2016 Robyn Stoller Blog, News

NBTS held its annual Gray Gala and pioneers in brain tumor research were honored, including Dr. Web Cavanee, Chairman of NFCR’s Scientific Advisory Board....

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NFCR-Funded Scientist Selected as ‘Giant of Cancer Care’

November 15, 2016 Franklin Salisbury Jr., CEO Emeritus Blog, News

Dr. Daniel Von Hoff, Director of the NFCR Center for Targeted Cancer Therapies at TGen, has been selected as a 2016 Giants of Cancer Care® by OncLive....

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NFCR’s Genomics Newsroom: New Method to Detect Biomarkers

November 14, 2016 Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer Blog, Genomics Newsroom

A method called MishCTC is being developed that will detect a molecular biomarker that is inside tumor cells but can’t be detected in normal blood cells....

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