I turned 18 this summer but there was a time when my parents questioned if I would ever reach adulthood. When I reflect on my experience as a brain tumor survivor, there’s no escaping the difficult years of chemotherapy treatments, surgeries, and time spent at Children’s National Medical Center. However, through those difficult times, I’ve …
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Bike TrAle Brewing held its first charity Guest Bartending event to benefit The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation. The CBTF is a Germantown, MD based charity that supports families and raises funds for grants and research. Tom and Marjie Blassey along with their niece, musician Emma Rowley, donated their time and tips to raise a grand …
A. Thomas Look, M.D. Dana Farber Cancer Institute New Grant Application: High-throughput sequencing of cancer patient’s genomes has enabled the identification of genomic alterations underlying the human disease. By this technology driver mutations of high grade gliomas, an aggressive kind of brain tumor in children, have been recently described. The most prominent recurrent mutations where …
The CBTF Superheroes 5K event was held on Sunday, March 18th, 2018. the 10th Annual, CBTF SUPERHEROES 5K Walk/Run was held at Meadowbrook Park, Candy Cane City, Chevy Chase. It was a sunny and mild day, a perfect day for runners and walkers. Participants noshed on fresh bagels, fruit, and cereal bars before and after …
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation, Maryland was pleased to be a SILVER sponsor for the ISPNO 2018 and provide sponsorship support for the Nurses Symposium. ISPNO 2018 held a Family Day June 29th. Family Day is supported by several organizations. This day of programs was created “by families, for families” and is divided into subject …
Barry M. Shmookler, MD The first crucial step in cancer management is to assure that the pathology diagnosis (the biopsy) is correct and accurate. What is the basis for this statement? A pathologist is the only physician who can make the actual diagnosis of cancer. He/she is a medical doctor with a specialty training in the …
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Saturday, 23 September 2017 at Bolger Center The annual CBTF gala held in November was a fantastic gathering! Special thanks to our lead “Hero” sponsor: FD Associates, Inc. and Anonymous sponsors See the fall newsletter for details. If you would like to be an event sponsor or have questions: cbtf@childhoodbraintumor.org
