Tag Archives: prostate cancer

Fly Me to the Moon

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Team Captain

President Obama called for an end to cancer in his State of the Union Address to the nation this year. He tasked his own Vice President with the job and since then the buzz word “Moonshot” has offered renewed hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Rare Disease, Uncategorized | Tagged #CancerMoonshot, breast cancer, Cancer Moon Shot, Cancer Moonshot, colon cancer, DIPG, drug development, information silos, Joe Baber, lung cancer, National Cancer Institute, NCI, President Nixon, President Obama, prostate cancer, State of the Union, Vice President Joe Biden, War on Cancer, White House | 2 Comments

We Must Stop Turning Our Backs on Children’s Cancer

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Team Captain

When doctors told my wife and I that our soccer-playing, Harry Potter-reading 7-year-old daughter Olivia had cancer, we were struck with panic, dread and challenges we never could have imagined. And once we overcame the shock, we were stunned to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Rare Disease, Uncategorized | Tagged Capitol Hill, Childhood Action Day, chronic side effects, Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, d d, federal budget, Food and Drug Administration, heart failure, life-theatening illnesses, National Cancer Institute, pharmaceutical industry, prostate cancer, secondary cancers, Stephen Crowley, therapies | 1 Comment