KACF Returns to Cycle for Survival
We are excited to let you know the The Kristen Ann Carr Fund will be riding as a team for Cycle for Survival on March 1st at Equinox in Greenwich, CT. We have 16 people riding including Rishon Blumberg, Ilyse and Paul Lesser and Tristine Skyler. The rumor on Facebook is that Rishon has posted that he will even…
Read MoreHow Rare is Liposarcoma?
The Globe and Mail covered a story recently on Mayor Rob Ford’s recent liposarcoma tumor diagnosis. The article takes a deeper dive into liposarcoma, using this graph to clarify just how rare liposarcoma is compare to various other types of cancers. Click HERE to read more.
Read MoreOsteosarcoma survivor Danny Jacobs: A Knockout Inspiring Story
In May of 2011, Danny Jacobs was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, Doctors found a quarter-sized tumor, the size of a walnut, wrapped around his spine. The cancerous tumor damaged his nerves and caused partial paralysis in his legs. Doctors advised him to quit boxing, that the risk of injury would be too great. But Jacobs, who…
Read More2011 & 2014 New England Sarcoma Symposium Links
The New England Sarcoma Symposium is held every year in different locations around the New England area. It is an event for medical professionals to gather and discuss the latest advances in the field of surgical oncology. Some of the participants include KACF fellows, Steven C. Katz, Johnathan Lewis, and many more. Here are links to…
Read MoreMSKCC Introduces Medical Oncologist William Tap
Click HERE to check out an article from MSKCC feat. Medical Oncologist William Tap. Dr. Tap discusses in depth, how he chose a career that provides cutting-edge treatments for people suffering with soft tissue sarcoma.
Read MoreJon Kilik and The Kristen Ann Carr Fund Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Click HERE to check out an article from the Wall Street Journal Online featuring Jon Kilik and The Kristen Ann Carr Fund’s 2014 A Night to Remember.
Read MoreKACF Supports the New England Oncology Symposium
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund has teamed up with the New England Oncology Symposium to fund travel, lodging, and registration fees for 24 Traveling Fellows from Surgical Oncology training programs across North America. The Traveling Fellows will have the chance to interact with and learn from leading sarcoma experts (Brennan, Lewis, Katz, Sicklick). This program…
Read MoreKACF teams up with SoxxyAir to create KACF Socks!
Our friend Sarah Stabile and SoxxyAir have launched a crowd funding campaign through Indiegogo to promote a new line of compression socks that give back with a portion of the proceeds benefiting five different charities including KACF. Click HERE to check out their campaign to learn more about SoxxyAir and buy your own pair of…
Read MoreKACF at Cycle For Survival!
KACF was represented by a team led by Ilyse Lesser at the Cycle for Survival Fundraiser this past weekend! Together they raised over $7,800 for KACF programs at MSKCC! Take a look at the team here: http://bit.ly/1o3DCyY
Read MoreNew Research Confirms Sarcoma as “The Forgotten Cancer”
According to this article from Canada Newswire, “New research commissioned by the Sarcoma Cancer Foundation of Canada confirms that sarcoma is the “forgotten cancer,” with only one third of Canadians knowing what the disease is and a quarter saying they’ve never heard of it. Further, only 17 per cent of Canadians correctly identified sarcoma as the…
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