The latest in carcinoid and pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer research

10/03 Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament a Success!

On Monday, September 24th , CFCF once again proudly supported the annual Cure Carcinoid Golf Tournament in memory of Bradford Monks. Born and raised in Michigan, Brad was a big sports fan who was particularly passionate about golf. After receiving his BA from Duke University and a law degree from Vanderbilt, Brad moved to New York City to pursue his law career at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe. The entrepreneurial spirit within him emerged a few years later when he collaborated with Barry Silbert to found the start-up company Restricted Stock Partners (now Second Market). Just as the business was gaining exciting momentum, Brad received a carcinoid diagnosis. After connecting with CFCF, Brad became incredibly invested in the carcinoid cause, and held a fundraiser that raised over $6,000 for CFCF.

10/03 Philadelphia Neuroendocrine Patient Education Event

Attention all Philadelphia neuroendocrine tumor patients, family members, friends, and caregivers! The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is partnering with the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center to host a Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Education Conference at the Hilton Hotel on November 2nd, 2012. The conference will include presentations, question and answer sessions, and panel discussions all focused on providing patients and caregivers with a comprehensive understanding of new research and treatment options for neuroendocrine tumors. For more information on this event, or for details on how to register, please visit here.

10/03 CFCF Awards $1,050,000 in New Research Grants

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is pleased to announce the award of three new research grants. Through this latest round of funding, researchers will advance last year's promising findings and generate models that the entire neuroendocrine tumor research community can use to develop new treatments for patients.

The 2012 recipients are:

Mouse Model Project Using Forward Genetics

David Tuveson M.D., Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

This project will generate mouse models of carcinoid cancer and identify the pathways and genes that lead to formation of carcinoid.

09/21 CSHL's Dr. David Tuveson Receives Grant from CFCF

Support for research to create the first accurate animal models of neuroendocrine tumors

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation has announced the award of a new research grant to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor David Tuveson, M.D., Ph.D. The grant, in the amount of $300,000, provides funding over two years that will enable Dr. Tuveson to complete an ongoing project supported by the Foundation that aims to develop the first accurate mouse models of neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

“Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is grateful for the support of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation,” said CSHL President Bruce Stillman, Ph.D. “This grant, in particular, will enable Dr. Tuveson to complete work on modeling neuroendocrine tumors that we deem scientifically significant in its potential to shed light on a class of tumors that remains frustratingly difficult to combat.”

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2nd Focus on Neuroendocrine Tumors: Patient and Caregiver Conference

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is proud to announce an upcoming educational conference on Neuroendocrine Tumors, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center. This free event will feature expert clinicians, patient discussion panels, and the latest news in neuroendocrine cancer research. If you are unable to attend in person, join the webchat live from the conference. Now the entire neuroendocrine cancer community can experience the event firsthand. Viewers can submit questions in advance, view and participate in the live webchat and read transcript after the webchat.

Gain knowledge and take action by getting important information from our expert faculty. Learn new developments on the research front. Receive hope and support by networking with others. Learn more about this event here.