IACR Foundation

05/03/2018

Check out some of these success stories!!

https://www.cityofhope.org/patients/patient-success-stories

03/23/2018

April is National Donate a Life Month! Sign up to be an Organ Donor - you could be saving someone's life without even realizing!

National Donate Life Month (NDLM) is celebrated in April each year and features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.

02/14/2018

We still need your help! Please, donate what you can, every little bit helps:

http://iacrfoundation.org/ways-to-help.html

Cancer survival is increasing across the world but large gaps endure between nations, while some cancers remain hard to treat everywhere, according to a major review released Wednesday.

02/06/2018

Could science be having a breakthrough?

In recent years, a powerful suite of drugs known as kinase inhibitors have been developed to treat cancer and other diseases. Primary targets of such drugs include a family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) which protrude from cell surfaces like antennae and can activate cancer-related pathways in...

02/05/2018

Check this out! False Cancer claims are something to seriously be annoyed over - we need to stop this!

AFTER the term “fake news” was named word of the year by Collins Dictionary, I want to talk about the very real topic of online cancer lies. Cancer support charity Macmillan has appointed a nurse t…

02/05/2018

If you are unsure, get screened and see a doctor! Do not hesitate!

One of the great success stories in cancer research: Since annual Pap test cervical cancer screenings were introduced in the 1950s, cases of what was ...

02/05/2018

It's the situations like this one, that keep us all together! We need to band together and help one another whenever we can!

Donate today! http://iacrfoundation.org/ways-to-help.html

Drug that stabilizes advanced breast cancer not covered by BC Cancer Agency

02/05/2018

Holly Butcher is an inspiration to us all! Never give up! Together, we can beat this.

Holly Butcher was just 26 years young when she lost her life's battle with cancer. Just a day before her death, she penned her last letter for her followers on Facebook and urged them to be kind and helpful.

02/05/2018

This is some amazing news!! We are finally starting to see some progress! Continue to be hopeful and fight for everyone!

A “life-changing” breast cancer drug will become available on the NHS after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved it for routine use following a five-year assessment. Perjeta, otherwise known as pertuzumab, was previously only accessible through the Cancer Drugs F...

12/24/2017

Happy Holidays everyone!!

11/30/2017

Do you have all different types of questions just lingering around your head about your treatment? Check out these FAQ's!

Suggested questions for cancer patients to ask their doctors about treatment choices and the possible side effects of cancer treatment.

11/16/2017

With the Holiday season approaching, we can't help be read some of these stories and be touched!

May is Oncology Nurses Month and at MCA, we understand the paramount role that a nurse can play in a patient's recovery and even the impact a patient can have on a nurse's life.