We’d like to hear your comments about this interesting article. Should there be parity in the costs of oral vs. intravenous drugs for cancer treatments? http://www.cancernetwork.com/blog/cheerful-oncologist/content/article/10165/2125634 Dr. Hildreth is a medical oncologist in private practice and has his own blog. Making Headway doesn’t know Dr. Hildreth. We just found this article compelling.
Making Headway Foundation has announced that it will be accepting Scholarship Applications for The Scott J. Reisser Memorial Scholarship Fund from pediatric brain or spinal cord tumor patients living in the NY, NJ, CT metropolitan areas. Applicants must be able to show documentation that they have been accepted to a 4 or 2 year college […]
Here is a link to a good article from Forbes. If you donate to charity using non-cash means, you may want to read this. http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2013/01/22/deductible-really-most-taxpayers-flub-donation-reporting/ Image is copyrighted by Toons4Biz
Here is a link to NYU’s recent “news & views” which tells the story of their call to action following Hurricane Sandy. We thought you might be interested in reading it. http://communications.med.nyu.edu/publications/news-views/novemberdecember-2012
Monday is a National Day of Service to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. It’s a day we look outward to find ways to help others. Personally, some of the most rewarding and cherished times of my life have come while volunteering to help others. So, how will you participate in a selfless […]
We always like to see researchers collaborate! http://www.research.chop.edu/childhood-brain-tumors-at-center-of-new-research-collaboration/
Here is a petition to light the White House for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month (September). Sounds like a great way to shed light on the cause (pun intended).
Special thanks to Rob Greenstein and the Chappaqua Millwood Chamber of Commerce as well as New Castle NOW for featuring Making Headway Foundation as the Merchant of the Week! http://www.newcastlenow.org/index.php/article/new_merchant_of_the_week_making_headway_foundation
Here is some good advice on how to talk to children about having a brain tumor. Thank you to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for this. Just click the image to go to the article.
Making Headway has offered to post the following information for a grad student in Connecticut: FAMILY NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESIS STUDY EXPLORING HOW CHILDHOOD CANCER AFFECTS FAMILY STRUCTURE My name is Heather, and I am a graduate student enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University’s Masters of Social Work Program. I am looking for a […]
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