NEWS ABOUT THE CURE

Piper: Princess Warrior

A princess with the heart of a warrior faces her battle with an awesome bravery that wins over hearts everywhere she goes. A Glitter Explosion That’s how Piper’s dad, Nelson, describes her: “Too much of a good thing… like a glitter explosion.” And it shows. Just looking at pictures of Piper you can see bucketfuls of personality wrapped up in the body of a spunky three-year-old. Whether telling an imaginative story, or explaining to you why everything looks better in pink, Piper is sure to leave

The Cure Starts Now Has Record-Breaking Gala, Raises Over $587,000

The Cure Starts Now held its 11th annual Once in a Lifetime Gala, presented by Graeter’s, at the Duke Energy Convention Center on April 7, 2018. The event generated a record-breaking $587,000 worth of new funds for pediatric brain cancer research. Nearly 900 guests were in attendance at the Alice in Wonderland inspired event which celebrated the children who have been affected by brain cancer and the people fighting to find a cure. The Once in a Lifetime Gala featured over 500 packages in the si

The Cure Starts Now Announces 4 New Chapter Locations

Cincinnati based pediatric brain cancer research foundation, The Cure Starts Now, has experienced record growth, adding four new chapter locations in the last two months. New locations include, Connecticut (New Haven), Georgia (Atlanta), Indiana (Frankfort) and Massachusetts (Worcester). This brings the total chapter count to 36 locations worldwide making The Cure Starts Now one of the fastest growing cancer charities in the nation. Operating with a 3% overhead cost, The Cure Starts Now is chang

Collaborating for the Cure

Founded by The Cure Starts Now in 2011 in an effort to unify the DIPG cancer community, the DIPG Collaborative today is a unique initiative where independent foundations work together to fund the best cancer research available with the advice of The Cure Starts Now Foundation’s Medical Advisory Council. The following is an article by one of the Foundational Partners of the DIPG Collaborative in support of the cause. Julian was not the first 4-year-old who imagined himself a brave knight or a sup

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Bakhos Tannous of Massachusetts General Hospital

WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DIPG? My research background is to study adult gliomas. I became interested in DIPG after witnessing the son of a dear friend of mine diagnosed with DIPG with no cure and very low survival rate. YOU ARE STUDYING AN ANTI-MALARIA DRUG TO TREAT DIPG.  WHY? We tested many existing drugs on DIPG cells and discovered that Mefloquine is effective and potent in killing DIPG cells in all cultures tested.  Mefloquine is the anti-malaria drug of choice for US Military deployed ove

Meet Our Friend And Hero, Carson

Carson Hall was born in January 2012 and is the first born son to his parents. Carson loves to be active! He loves swimming in the summer, playing water balloons, playing on his swing set and most of all playing with his brother, Colton. He enjoys going to school and visiting the zoo – what little boy wouldn’t! Around the age of one, he began having respiratory issues, which were diagnosed as Viral Induced Asthma. However, he was otherwise healthy. He was meeting every milestone and was an extre

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Maria Tsoli from Lowy Cancer Research Centre

A senior scientist at Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Dr. Maria Tsoli is helping to lead the charge to focus on the deadly disease of DIPG in Australia. Dr. Tsoli is the recipient of over $225,000 in research grants from The Cure Starts Now and our DIPG Collaborative partners. “The CSN funding has been pivotal in establishing our DIPG Research Program at the Children’s Cancer Institute. This is the first established laboratory in Australia with a program specifically focused on developing novel tre

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Maryam Fouladi and Dr. Rachid Drissi from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

With nearly everything we do in life whether it is in business, sports, or even (if you are like me) everyday activities such as grocery shopping, we have to have strategies. (Yes, I really do have a strategy shopping for my milk and eggs at the grocery store but we don’t need to get into that). A better example is, if you are a coach of a football team, you don’t send your players out on the field without a strategy or you risk the chance losing the game; or worse someone will get hurt! Additio

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Mariella Filbin from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Where are you from? Where did you study? I am from Austria. I received my Medical Degree from the University of Graz in Austria, and my PhD from the University of Vienna. I came to Boston where I did my Residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Dana-Farber Boston Children’s. When and why did you decide to research DIPG? My journey with Neuro-Oncology started in Austria over 15 years ago when I was 21 yrs old. I was exposed to patients right away, and one of the

David Jones Runs Boston Marathon in Honor of The Cure Starts Now

Orange, Texas native, David Jones, has been a longtime supporter of The Cure Starts Now Southeast Texas Chapter started by Cristy Burnett-Smith in honor of her son, Corbin. This past spring Jones had the once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the Boston Marathon. He ran the race in honor of Corbin and another local Texas boy, Indy. It was a tough and emotional race. Both of the boys’ moms said they felt like the boys were running with Jones. Jones talked about how he was exhausted duri