14 Jun Open Source Cancer Research | Jay Bradner TEDx Talk
About this Talk on Open-Source Cancer Research How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 other labs to work...
11 Jun Mendocino County Sheriffs Raise Awareness With Pink Police Car
Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman, contacted us to ask if we would be open to having our National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation (LECSF) Logo placed on a Pink Police Cruiser that was being donated to their department. The purpose of the vehicle, is to...
11 Jun Our Love to Officer Rapp and His Family
Brian Rapp, 49, has been a Police Officer for over ten years, all with the La Palma Police Department. Brian was a very proactive officer who was adept at solving crimes as well as solving people's problems. Brian served as a mentor and provided leadership...
11 Feb Surviving Ewing Sarcoma | George Vinson
My name is George Vinson. I am a sergeant with the Fargo Police Department. I have been with FPD for 10 years. During my time at FPD, I have been a PTO (commonly referred to as FTO), CSI, narcotics detective, and am currently a K9...
11 Jun Surviving Melanoma Cancer | Jeff Nicks
Sergeant Jeff Nicks is with the Rohnert Park Police Department in Rohnert Park, California. In July of 2008 I was given the most devastating news my ears had ever heard. I was diagnosed with cancer. Tears filled my eyes as I made the long lonely drive...
11 Mar Surviving Brain Cancer | Jeff Walker
Jeff Walker is a Sheriff-Deputy with the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department in Santa Barbara, California. I was only 29 when I was diagnosed. I was fresh out of the academy and was on patrol for about 2 months when I had a seizure writing a coroner’s...
11 Jan 5th Annual Chrissy Strong-Marshall Memorial Kickball Tournament
On Saturday, January 24, 2015, the 5th Annual Chrissy Strong-Marshall Memorial Kickball Tournament will be held at El Dorado Park in Long Beach. Chrissy was a dear friend of mine and a Bureau Manager for the City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine Department....
11 Jun Surviving Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia | Nick Johnson
My name is Nick Johnson and I am a Police Officer with the city of La Palma Police Department in Southern California . I have been with La Palma since March 2005. During my time at La Palma , I have been assigned to patrol...
11 Jun Surviving Breast Cancer | Nancy Eden
Nancy Eden is a Police Transcriber with the Bakersfield Police Department in Bakersfield, CA. My name is Nancy Eden and I am a Police Transcriber for the Bakersfield Police Department. I have been cancer free for 15 years. In March 1994, after having my mammogram, my...
11 Sep Surviving Head and Neck Cancer | Jim Eisenhauer
I joined the Metropolitan Police of Washington DC in 1973. I spent 21 years there mostly as a detective and the last five in Homicide. I retired in late 1993 and went to work for the Maryland Natural Resources Police where I was eventually promoted...