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Survivor Stories
Submitted 5/2010
CFCF is honored to present Survivor Stories. They reflect remarkable courage and determination. Thank you to our Survivors for sharing their courage and words of hope with other patients.
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Make a difference and get involved with CFCF! Unite, meet fellow members of the carcinoid community, and spread awareness at upcoming CFCF events! |
Give hope and a future to neuroendocrine tumor patients: donate to CFCF where 100% of all individual donations go to carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumor research. CFCF is a 501(c)(3) organization-all contributions are tax-deductible. We want our donors to know that we are allocating their donations responsibly and wisely to achieve a carcinoid cure as quickly as possible.
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Join CFCF in Stanford, CA on September 25th for a day of Education and Empowerment
 On September 25th, the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation welcomes patients and caregivers to join us for a Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Education Conference at Stanford University! The Conference, co-sponsored by Stanford Cancer Center, will feature leading specialists in multiple fields, sharing the latest in neuroendocrine tumor treatment and research. Expert speakers will give brief presentations and then answer questions from patients and caregivers in a moderated discussion. The conference will feature experts such as George Fisher, MD, PhD, Pamela Kunz, MD, and Jeff Norton, MD.
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Palo Alto Moonlight Run and Walk
 As part of the CFCF Patient Education Weekend, Team CFCF will take part in the Moonlight Run and Walk on Friday evening, September 24th. Under the light of the harvest moon, Team CFCF participants will run or walk to a cure on 5K or 10K loop courses over the Palo Alto Baylands levee.
Team CFCF will be raising funds to support Stanford Cancer Center's participation in the CFCF Neuroendocrine Tumor Bioconsortium. Runners/walkers who reach a $500 fundraising goal will be invited to attend a Friends of CFCF Banquet Dinner on Saturday, September 25th. Attendees will have the chance to meet the clinicians and researchers who spoke at the CFCF Patient Education Conference earlier that day. |
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2010 Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament
 2010 Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament October 4, 2010 marks the 4th annual Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament hosted by SecondMarket. Golfers will take to the Knickerbocker Country Club golf course in Tenafly, NJ in memory of SecondMarket founder, Bradford Monks. The golf tournament will be followed by a cocktail party and live auction. Last year's tournament was a huge success, raising over $46,000 for the SecondMarket Bradford Monks Memorial Award, funding Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's participation in the CFCF Neuroendocrine Tumor Bioconsortium. Click here to view pictures from the 2009 Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament. Are you or someone you know interested in putting 18 holes for a cure? Please contact ashley.malins@caringforcarcinoid.org. |
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Team CFCF profile: Chicago marathoner Kari Jones
 The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation would like to extend its appreciation and admiration to carcinoid survivor and Team CFCF marathoner Kari Jones. Diagnosed with carcinoid cancer in 2006, Kari has been a beacon of support and a true inspiration to anyone battling cancer. Accompanied by her brother (and veteran Team CFCF runner) Josh, Kari will be running her first ever marathon in this year's Chicago Marathon! Kari declares "I'm feeling better than I've felt in years and know that my carcinoid is not going to stop me from reaching this goal."
Help Kari reach her goal of raising $1595 for the Chicago Marathon; if Kari reaches this target she will have raised $10,000 for CFCF since 2006! Click here to help Kari reach her goal . Click here to read more about Kari and her story.
Click here to share how you fight for a cure by submitting your survivor story on the CFCF website. |
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UCLA Study Finds Pancreatic Tumor Cells Feed on Fructose
 Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Cancer Center led by Dr. Anthony Heaney found that pancreatic cancer cells use fructose to divide and proliferate. These findings challenge the common understanding that all sugars are the same. While tumor cells thrive on sugar in general, the UCLA research team found that fructose and glucose are metabolized differently.
Results of this study indicate that efforts to reduce refined fructose intake may disrupt cancer growth. The UCLA Cancer Center research team hopes to develop a drug to stop tumor cells from making use of fructose. To learn more about this study, click here. For help finding a doctor to discuss these finding with please visit CFCF's Doctor Database or call 617-848-3977. |
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