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A year of Growth: 2018 At-A-Glance

2018 has been an amazing year of Growth for The Cure Starts Now. More chapters. More donors. More funds raised for pediatric brain cancer research. Information current as of December 26, 2018.

The Cure Starts Now Delivers Boxes of Hope to Children Battling Cancer.

The Cure Starts Now sends DIPG Warriors boxes full of hand written letters of encouragement as part of their Hearts of Hope campaign. At The Cure Starts Now Once in a Lifetime Gala in April, as part of a live donation request, attendees were encouraged to write a small note of encouragement on a little gold heart to be sent to Piper Waneka – a young girl from Colorado who was battling DIPG. Seeing the joy that it brought her, we decided to share the love and send boxes to more Warriors. Thanks t

The Cure Starts Now Brings Together Over 130 Families for Hugely Successful Giving Tuesday Fundraiser.

The Cure Starts Now raises over $226,000 through online fundraising campaign targeted at social giving. On Giving Tuesday, November 27th, 2018, The Cure Starts Now hosted a four-hour-long Facebook Live Give-a-thon as the culmination of the week-long 100 Families Strong campaign. This campaign brought together both current and past families that have been directly impacted by DIPG to unite under a single cause: to raise funds for pediatric brain cancer research – determined to make sure no other

Support Continues to Grow in Massachusetts with New Chapter Honoring Selina Oehmen

The Cure Starts Now Adds Third Chapter in Massachusetts. Somerset, MA | December 18, 2018 — International non-profit, The Cure Starts Now, announces its 41st chapter in Somerset, MA in honor of Selina Oehmen. This past Giving Tuesday, The Cure Starts Now brought together over 130 families whose children battled DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) – one of the deadliest, most aggressive forms of cancer that primarily affects children – to fundraise for pediatric brain cancer research. Two DIP

Support Grows in Illinois in Honor of Makanda Williams

The Cure Starts Now Adds Illinois Chapter Macedonia, IL | December 14, 2018 — International non-profit, The Cure Starts Now, announces its 40th chapter in Macedonia, IL in honor of Makanda Williams. This past Giving Tuesday, The Cure Starts Now brought together over 130 families whose children battled DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) – one of the deadliest, most aggressive forms of cancer that primarily affects children – to fundraise for pediatric brain cancer research. One DIPG parent,

The 12 Ways of Giving To the Cure Starts Now

Thanksgiving has passed. December is here. It is officially the season of giving. As some may be looking for ways to squeeze in a little charitable giving before the end of the year, and others may be looking for a non-traditional gift for family and friends, we’ve decided to pull together a list of 12 ways you can support The Cure Starts Now year-round. Traditional Giving: Probably the easiest and most traditional way to give to The Cure Starts Now is a simple donation. But did you know there a

Support Grows in Missouri in Honor of Kaylee Allo

The Cure Starts Now Adds Missouri Chapter Ellisville, MO | November 26, 2018 — International non-profit, The Cure Starts Now, announces its 39th chapter in Ellisville, MO in honor of Kaylee Allo. The addition of this new chapter allows The Cure Starts Now to further its mission of finding the Homerun Cure™ for all cancers by funding research of one of the deadliest, most aggressive forms of cancer: DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) – a cancer that primarily affects children. The Missouri C

The Cure Starts Now Awards Grants for ONC201 Trials in Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumors

Philadelphia, PA (September 10, 2018) – Oncoceutics, Inc. announced the receipt of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Bridge Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).  The NCI SBIR Bridge Award will allow Oncoceutics to expand and accelerate its clinical trials evaluating ONC201 in patients with a specific type of lethal brain cancer called H3 K27M-mutant glioma. The awarded project, “Adaptive Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of ONC201 in Recurrent High-Grade Glioma” (grant

International DIPG Registry Opens Doors for Expanding Understanding of Other Cancers

The International DIPG Registry, created through funding by The Cure Starts Now, recently collaborated with Dr. Carl Koschmann on his study of “Secondary DIPGs” that result from the treatment therapies of medulloblastoma. We sat down with Dr. Koschmann to discuss what lead him to performing this study, and what role the Registry helped play in its completion. What brought you to decide to do this study? Dr. Koschmann: I have now been involved with the care of three children with DIPG at the Uni

Support Grows in Michigan in Honor of Brison Ricker

The Cure Starts Now Adds Michigan Chapter Cedar Springs, MI | July 5, 2018 — International non-profit, The Cure Starts Now, announces its 38th chapter in Cedar Springs, MI in honor of Brison Ricker. The addition of this new chapter allows The Cure Starts Now to further its mission of finding the Homerun Cure for cancer by funding research of one of the deadliest, most aggressive forms of cancer: DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) – a cancer that primarily affects children. The Michigan Chap