Dr. David Malkin and his team of researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (aka, “SickKids”) will receive $2.2 million over the next three years. The team has been working to find better ways to predict the type and age of onset of cancer in patients with LFS. Their ultimate goals are to develop a
Join us Friday, October 2 at 6pm! Stonington Vineyards Stonington, CT 523 Taugwonk Rd Stonington, Connecticut 06378 Come join us for an evening of wine tasting, dinner, acknowledgments and awards, in support of LFS research and outreach at the scenic Stonington Vineyards. Click to Read More About Lou Merloni Lou Merloni, emcee for the night
Monday, June 29, 2015 Speaker: Dr. Walter C. Willett, MD, MPH, DrPH, of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Presentation Disclaimer: All of the information and materials contained in this presentation, and all materials on the LFSAssociation.org website, are intended for general medical and health information and educational purposes only, and are not in any way intended
Frederick Pei Li, MD passed away in Brookline on June 12, 2015. Born in Canton, China in 1940, he was the son of Han Hun Li and Chu Fang Wu. His father, General Li, fought the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war. His mother Chu Fang Wu, organized schools and orphanages for thousands of war widows
It is with heavy hearts that we learn that Dr. Fred Li, co-discoverer of the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, passed away. As noted by Dr. Joseph Fraumeni, Dr. Li had a truly remarkable career, emerging as a leader in the field of cancer epidemiology, genetics, and prevention. The LFS Association keeps Dr. Li and his wonderful wife
Because of the wonderful support provided by our donors this past year, the LFS Association has been able to provide three camp sponsorships, potentially earmarked for LFS children, to Special Love’s hallmark program, Camp Fantastic! Camp Fantastic, located in Front Royal, Virginia, offers children who are within three years of cancer treatment an opportunity for
More great news – we were able to do it again! Because of our wonderful supporters, the LFS Association has been able to provide additional camp sponsorships, potentially earmarked for LFS children, as well as LFS families! At The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, children with all sorts of serious disorders get to celebrate
Because of the grant provided by the LFS Association at the end of 2014 to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for LFS research, LFSA board members were invited to their Appreciation Night and an evening of baseball at Fenway Park with other President Circle level donors this past Tuesday, April 14th. The evening kicked off in
CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES Executive Producer Ken Burns, with the support of sponsors, has made available the three-episode film by Barak Goodman on Siddhartha Mukerjee’s book, Cancer – The Emperor of All Maladies, for viewing to the world through PBS, online. Watch all three episodes here, along with extra clips which include the
Wyss Family Symposium on Genetic Predisposition to Brain Cancer Date: May 11-12, 2015 Hilton Columbus Downtown Conference Hosts: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT Nationwide Children’s Hospital Division of Neurology Nationwide Children’s Hospital Personalized Medicine and Cancer Predisposition Program Intended Audience: Adult and pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric and medical neuro-oncologists and oncologists, neuro-radiologists,
