by Garth Sundem | Dec 16, 2019 | Featured, Philanthropy
Adam Green, MD The technique known as RNA sequencing lets researchers discover which genes are turned on and off in a sample of tissue. In cancer, RNA-seq (as it’s known) is used to find the faulty genes driving the disease. But not all cells within a tumor are the...
by Garth Sundem | Nov 19, 2019 | Featured, Philanthropy
Paul and Nancee Pronsati, not in Denver If Nancee Pronsati had been diagnosed with stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer a decade ago, her years of life expectancy would have been measured with fewer fingers than it takes to make a peace sign. But due to advances in...
by Garth Sundem | Nov 18, 2019 | Latest News, Philanthropy
Boston-area native, Jeremy Hugh, MD, willing to be photographed with wife wearing Yankees hat There are marathons and then there’s the Boston Marathon, when the city takes a holiday and 500,000 people line the streets ten-deep to cheer on runners from all over the...
by Taylor Abarca | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care, Philanthropy
Heather and Lauren Squire credits the University of Colorado Cancer Center for giving them a couple more years with their beloved father and husband. Doug after completing a half-marathon “My husband was a beast,” explains Heather Squire. “Up until the very end, he...
by Garth Sundem | Sep 10, 2019 | Latest News, Philanthropy
QUarterback Babe Parilli honored at celebrity golf tournament raising money for research at CU Cancer Center Vito “Babe” Parilli was the fourth selection in the 1952 NFL draft, going to the Green Bay Packers. In 1961, after being traded a couple times,...
by Taylor Abarca | Sep 5, 2019 | Featured, Philanthropy
Cancer League of Colorado has generously pledged $150,000 to inspire others to support innovation in cancer research at the CU Cancer Center. CLC will match $2-to-$1 every gift made to the Investigator-Initiated Trial Program from now through September 30th, tripling...
