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June 17, 2018
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This week during Cancer Immunotherapy Month, learn more about the patient perspective on cancer immunotherapy with our new patient story and educational webinar. Read more about upcoming programs on our calendar to see how you can participate.
Now through June 30 all donations up to $200,000 will be matched to help us reach $400,000 in celebration of Cancer Immunotherapy Month. Monies raised will support lifesaving cancer immunotherapy research, so that more patients can call themselves survivors.
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Thank you for participating in Wear White Day!
We are thrilled at the turnout for #WearWhite Day. Thank you for sharing your pictures and why you stand with science. Together, we support a future immune to cancer.
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K.C.'s Immunotherapy Story
After receiving chemotherapy and radiation for stage 4 lung cancer, K.C. Dill's healthcare team was not optimistic. She sought a second opinion in Houston and began immunotherapy treatment. She responded immediately, and her most recent scan shows no evidence of disease. Today K.C. continues to work full-time and experiences new adventures with her two daughters, Avery and Anna, and her husband, Joey.
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Talking to Your Oncologist about Cancer Immunotherapy
Ariella Chivil was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma just before her junior year of college. After completing 14 different treatment protocols, Ariella and her doctors decided to try something new: a clinical trial of the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo®). Tune in this Tuesday, June 19, for our live broadcast webinar featuring Ariella and her oncologist, Alexander M. Lesohkin, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who will share their perspectives on cancer immunotherapy and answer questions submitted by viewers.
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San Francisco Immunotherapy Patient Summit
Join us on Saturday, June 30 in San Francisco for a free half-day event that includes a patient panel discussing myths and misconceptions of immunotherapy clinical trials and what it’s really like to participate in a trial. The program provides a forum for patients, caregivers, and advocates to meet together along with scientific and healthcare experts to learn more about how new breakthroughs in immunotherapy are changing standards of care for all cancers.
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Bikes & Beers Studio Cycling Fundraising Event
Join the Cancer Research Institute Associate Board on Tuesday, June 26, 7:00pm, at SWERVE Fitness Flatiron for a “Bikes and Beers” fundraising event. 100% of funds raised will support the Cancer Research Institute to fuel lifesaving cancer immunotherapy research.
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30 Breakthroughs in Immunotherapy
Discover scientific breakthroughs behind today’s (and tomorrow’s) immunotherapy treatments. We’re sharing decades of innovative, CRI-funded research to harness our immune system’s power to control and potentially cure all types of cancers. Follow us on Twitter @CancerResearch #CIM18 for daily updates.
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Special Thanks to Our Cancer Immunotherapy Month Sponsors
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Additional Thanks to Our Cancer Immunotherapy Month Supporters
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