NEWS ABOUT THE CURE

West Sixth Brewing and Stagnaro Distributing to make donation to cancer research

West Sixth Brewing and Stagnaro Distributing are set to make a donation of $3,392 to The Cure Starts Now Foundation on August 13 through the West Sixth “Pay It Forward” program.  By purchasing The Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter, West Sixth donates 50 cents for every 6-pack sold to a nominated charity of choice. The Cure Starts Now was the charity of choice during the second quarter of 2015 for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region, where 3,392 6-packs were sold equating in a donation of $1,696.  

Penny Wars Benefit The Cure Starts Now

During the end of the 2014 school year, students at Fred Becker Elementary School in Waterloo, IA wanted to do something to help kids with cancer. A group of third graders brainstormed a great way to get the rest of the school involved. After much discussion the "Penny War" began.The students challenged each hallway to come up with pennies to benefit The Cure Starts Now Foundation. The hallway with the most pennies enjoyed ice cream as a treat. The group of 5 third graders planned the whole fund

Eat Chili and Help Cure Cancer

Cincinnati chili favorite, Gold Star Chili, has partnered with The Cure Starts Now Foundation through an innovative program called “Cans for the Cure”. Through “Cans for the Cure”, Gold Star Chili donates a portion of canned chili sales purchased through local/regional grocery stores to The Cure Starts Now to help raise much needed funds for pediatric brain cancer research.  In the coming weeks Gold Star Chili plans to present The Cure Starts Now with $18,000. “Gold Star Chili believes in The Cu

Help CSN hit a homerun

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. The Cure Starts Now Foundation is looking for your support to spread the word about brain tumor awareness to increase funding for research initiatives to find the "homerun cure” for cancer. Originally started in 2007 in tribute to a local 6-year-old girl named Elena Desserich and her fight against brain cancer, The Cure Starts Now has funded over $2,000,000 in research, awareness and programs in just seven short years. With its focus on a “homerun cure” for al

The Cure Starts Now Funds Over $2.2 Million in Cancer Research

International cancer research foundation, The Cure Starts Now Foundation (CSN), along with the partnership of the DIPG Collaborative, has reached an unparalleled cycle of grant funding in 2013. In November, representatives handed out upwards of $850,000 to nine researchers around the world. To date, The Cure Starts Now has raised over $2.2 million in revolutionary cancer research since 2007. These nine grants were a result of the revolutionary DIPG Collaborative Symposium in May 2013 at Cincinna

Glendale Fesitval Raises $20k for Cancer Research

On Friday, November 22, members of The Glendale Beer, Wine and Food Festival planning committee presented The Cure Starts Now Foundation with $20,000 for being the beneficiary of the 2013 festival held back in September. This generous donation will help fund pediatric brain cancer research in search of the “homerun” cure for cancer.  Pictured from left to right: Jen Gault of The Cure Starts Now Foundation, Robin Feltner of Cock and Bull Public House and Scott Stacey of Cock and Bull Public House

First Annual Sugarloaf Race Raises Over $15k for Cancer Research

Sugarloaf, PA recently hosted the 2013 Pennsylvania Race Against the Odds in memory of Michael Balliet. The event, presented by Falvello Dental, raised over $15,500 for The Cure Starts Now Foundation, one of the first worldwide charities dedicated to finding a “homerun” cure for all forms of cancer, starting first with pediatric brain cancer. A premier 5k walk and run, the Race Against the Odds race series focuses on raising money in the pursuit of brain cancer research.  The first annual Sugarl

Children Battling Cancer to Dance with Ballerinas

The Cure Starts Now, along with the Cincinnati Ballet, will be hosting a “Ballerina for a Day” event this Sunday, October 6 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, for children affected by pediatric cancer. This unique event will give children the chance to get out and have a fun-filled day at the ballet. These children are invited to bring along their families for the day. The children will see a Swan Lake preview piece, a performance by Principal Dancer, Sarah Hairston, and they will even take a ballet class

Key Regulatory Genes Often Amplified in Aggressive Childhood Tumor of the Brainstem

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2011) ­ The largest study ever of a rare childhood brain tumor found morre than half the tumors carried extra copies of specific genes linked to cancer growth, according to research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators.The findings identify possible new targets for treatment of a tumor in the brainstem known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Current survival rates for children with this cancer are low. Fewer than 10 percent of DIPG patients

The Cure Starts Now Donates $100,000 to Children's Cancer Institute Australia

After tragically losing his nine-year-old daughter, Amy, to a brain tumour, father Ren Pedersen raised $100,000 for Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA), which will go towards critical brain cancer research being carried out by Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick paediatric oncologist and CCIA scientist, Dr David Ziegler. The Cure Starts Now (CSN) is an international organisation dedicated to raising vital funds for brain cancer research. The Australian branch of CSN was created by Ren