Category: Blog Post
Notes from Chicago
CCF sponsored a half-day symposium at the University of Chicago last week. Here are some notes and impressions. It’s not…
TeamCCF at the Chicago Marathon
TeamCCF had 18 runners participate in the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Sunday, October 13th. This year’s team was…
No One Fights Alone
Written by Stephanie Zinis In May of 2018 our families’ lives were forever changed. A routine doctor visit led to…
Breast cancer survivor speaks out about being your own advocate
In a segment from this NBC's Today Show, Karen Peterson discusses her experience with breast cancer. She has been an…
Rare Cancer Day
October 1 is Rare Cancer Day as proclaimed by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). The NORD website shares…
Minneapolis Meetup
As the "instigator" who 11 years ago blissfully started getting mothers of active-duty Marines and eventually Marine vets to meet…
Suggested Reading - Graeber
Charles Graeber, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer, Twelve, 2018. “Cancer kills millions of people every year…
Why Jan & Dean Meyer Gave $125,000 to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, and why they hope others will too
“Cholangiocarcinoma sucks, it’s a tough, tough cancer. Being difficult to diagnose, often diagnosed in later stages, and having limited treatment options,…
University of Chicago Regional Symposium
Join us for an afternoon dedicated to the science of cholangiocarcinoma. The symposium will include presentations from the University of…
Webinar: CCF & Ciitizen-Take Control of Your Health Data
On August 12, the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation announced a partnership with Ciitizen. This partnership is formed around the belief that you…
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Awards $365k in Research Fellowship Grants in Largest Funding Cycle to Date
Since 2015, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.9 million in funding for innovative, high-quality research. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,…
The Cancerbet – or What Cancer Does and Does NOT do – from A to Z
A Cancer AGES us but isn’t aging what we long for?! B It BLINDS us to far away, future concerns. It brings us to…