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| Summer 2007 |
| Conquer Children's
Cancer Act |
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Less than 10 cents of every dollar spent by
the government on cancer research is used to investigate
children's cancer. That is the stark fact that
the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007
(H.R. 1553) seeks to address. Introduced earlier
this year by Representative Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio), the
summary of the bill is "To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance
medical research and treatments into
pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have
access to the current treatments and
information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood
cancer database, and promote public
awareness of pediatric cancers." The bottom line of the
bill is that, if passed, $30,000,000 would be invested
in childhood cancer research from 2008 through 2012 - an
additional $150 million dollars toward helping
our children!
Click the link below for more information and for
easy links to contact YOUR elected officials to let them
know this is an issue of grave concern to you - one of
their constituents. Information to Act
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| Well-Deserved
Recognition |
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record amount of prestigious academic and research
awards have been awarded to the staff at the Herbert Irving Child & Adolescent
Oncology
Center:
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The Irving
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at
Columbia has
announced this year’s class of Irving
Scholars. The 2007 Irving Scholars, who receive
3-year career development awards, awarded
Julia Glade
Bender, MD for
development of agents targeting vascular endothelial
growth factor as treatments for pediatric solid
tumors.
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Adolfo A.
Ferrando,
MD, PhD.
received the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Translational Research Award, a three year grant. Kara Kelly, MD,
Maria Luisa Sulis, MD and Alice Lee, MD
are co-investigators.
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Jennifer Freed,
MD, under the mentorship of Darrell J.
Yamashiro, MD, Ph.D. received the St. Baldrick's Fellowship grant in 2007. Dr. Freed will
conduct her own childhood cancer research project,
under the mentorship of Dr. Yamashiro for the final
two years of her fellowship
training.
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Jennifer Levine,
MD, MSW has been named a CureSearchAflac Young
Investigator in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
for 2007-2009.
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Stephen Sands,
PhD is a co-investigator on a National Institutes
of Health RO1 research grant entitled Parent
Social-Cognitive Processing Intervention Program,
through the Fox Chase Cancer Center and in collaboration
with Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Emory University and Children’s
Hospital of Los Angeles.
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Maria Luisa
Sulis, MD received the Child Health Research
Career Development Award, Columbia University.
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Elena
Ladas will be presenting the International
Atomic Energy Consultant's meeting on "Pediatric
Radiation Oncology and Nutrition" in Vienna,
Austria.
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Kara Kelly, MD and
Elena Ladas will be speaking at the
International Society of Pediatric Oncology conference
in Mumbai, India, and at the Society for Integrative
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| Upcoming
Events |
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A heartfelt thank you and a round of applause to
everyone who has helped with our events or put one on
themselves. From Jeff Kurtz chairing a half-million
dollar golf tournament to little Sienna having a stoop
sale (pictured) and from board member Larry Gordon
inaugurating Jewelers on the Fairway: A Tournament
for Charity to the Kimball, Jay and Corbett
families involving their communities in our cause,
everyone has made a difference.
Here's what's coming up next:
| When |
What |
Where |
Info? |
| September 8 & 15,
2007 |
"Spinathon" - Take a spinning
class for Hope & Heroes! |
The Gym, Englewood &
Montvale |
201.567.9339 |
| September 15, 2007 |
See the Cancer Dancers
at Yankees Fanfest |
Lincoln Center, NYC |
http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/734042.php |
| October 2007 |
Burger King Halloween Campaign -
free fries! |
Your local Burger King |
All proceeds to Hope &
Heroes |
| October 25, 2007 |
Sienna's ParTee - first annual
golf outing |
Battleground Country Club,
Manalapan, NJ |
Joe Cavallo at 718.768.3977 or
josephcavallo@hotmail.com |
| November 1, 2007 |
6th Annual Hope & Heroes
Dinner, honoring The Alfano Family |
Ritz-Carlton Battery Park,
NYC |
Jeremy Shatan at 212.305.1419 or
js2807@columbia.edu |
| December, 2007 |
Silver Lining Society Winter Gala
2 |
TBD |
www.silverliningsociety.org |
| January 4-6, 2008 |
FCS Race for Kids |
Stowe, VT |
www.fcsraceforkids.org | Visit Our Website for
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| Giving Circles - A
National Phenomenon |
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A recent study (www.givingforum.org)
reports that Giving Circles have become a philanthropic
force in the U.S., helping to raise $100 million for
charities. Getting together with a group of like-minded
friends can increase the impact of your personal giving.
If you can organize a book club, creating a Giving
Circle will be easy! Giving Circles
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