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Spring 2009 "Merry month of
May, sunny skies of blue, clouds are rolling away and the sun peeps
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Personal
Fundraising Pages & Tribute Pages
It is now easier than ever to invite your family and friends to give in honor or memory of your loved one or to commemorate a special occasion. You can set up your own personalized page to organize your own fundraising event, celebrate a special occasion, or pay an honor or memorial tribute to a family member or friend. Then, you can invite people to support pediatric cancer and Hope & Heroes.
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Killian
Mansfield's Debut CD - "Somewhere Else"
Patient Killian Mansfield's new cd, Somewhere Else drops in late May to benefit Hope & Heroes, with all proceeds designated to the Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer. Features Killian Mansfield on vocals and soprano ukulele, Ralph Legnini on drums and percussion, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass and vocals, and Scott Healy on accordian. The cd is produced by Ralph Legnini and includes guest appearances by Dr. John, Levon Helm, Todd Rundgren, John Sebastian and more! |
The
Mansfield Family at the Somewhere Else
Killian has been a true ambassador for the Integrative Therapies Program, helping children (and some doctors) open their minds to the role that nutrition, visualization, acupuncture, yoga, massage, aromatherapy and alternate therapies can play in not only fighting cancer but also living a full life. He was the first pediatric cancer patient to receive acupuncture. He's advocated that these therapies are essential and should be available at all hospitals, free to patients and their families. |
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National
Cancer Survivors Day
The 22nd annual National
Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 7, 2009. NCDS is a worldwide
celebration of life that is held in hundreds of communities
throughout the The Center For Survivor Wellness has a new website - click here to take a look! |
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Hockeython
- Year Two!
Gerry
Borsellino, his family, volunteers, friends and fellow hockey
players coordinated yet another successful hockeython on Saturday,
April 25. Started in 2007, Hockeython is an all-night ice hockey
tournament that raises money for Hope & Heroes. Attendees enjoy
a very long night of games, food, camaraderie and fun, knowing that
they are contributing to a great cause. This year, the event raised
$20,000 at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack, NY. For more
information and to learn about the next Hockeython, please visit
their website. |
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May
is Brain Tumor Awareness Month
On May 21, 2008, the United States House of Representatives approved H. Res. 1124, a resolution sponsored by Representative Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), and by this action established May as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
Brain tumors are the
second most common cancer of childhood (after leukemia) and comprise
approximately 25% of all pediatric cancers. Over 3,400 children are
diagnosed in the
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The treatment of brain tumors is a multidisciplinary practice, involving an extensive team of dedicated specialists. For the future, research is essential and critical to sustained progress and effective treatments. Promising areas of research include molecular genetics of CNS tumors, identification of cellular mutations which can be targets of treatment, and tumor vaccine development. The existing and future projects are designed to lead to new treatments, new diagnostic methods, and strategies to prevent childhood cancer. Our research includes both laboratory-centered basic and translational ventures and clinical (or patient) based investigations in a wide spectrum of projects. With the leadership gift from the Alfano Family Foundation, an outstanding program in pediatric neuro-oncology has evolved within the Division of Pediatric Oncology with ongoing and remarkable progress. The team, led by James Garvin, MD PhD, includes Manuela Orjuela, MD, Neuro-Oncologist, Eileen Stark, RN, MS, CPNP, Nurse Practitioner, Betty Cruz, Coordinator, and Candida Batista, MSW, Social Worker. With participating physicians in specialties such as molecular epidemiology, pediatric neurosurgery, radiation oncology, pediatric neurology, and neuropathology, the program’s activities, teaching and outreach are extensive.
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