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The Ellen Schumer Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Fund
Make a Donation | About the Fund | Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Treatments | Golf Tournament | Nancy Grace Appearance | For More Information
Make a Donation
Online:
Donate online using our secure contribution form.
Check/Money Order:
Please make the donation payable to UMMS Foundation, and send it to:
UMMS Foundation/Ellen Schumer Fund
110 South Paca Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD. 21201
Contribution Cards:
To purchase contribution
cards (152KB, 1 pg., PDF) to benefit the Ellen Schumer Memorial Pancreatic
and Liver Cancer Fund, please download and complete the form, then mail
it to the address above.
About the Ellen Schumer Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Fund
Approximately 34,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year in the United States and an astounding 32,300 people will die from it.
Only 4% of patients with pancreatic cancer will survive beyond five years, as compared to nearly 100% of patients with prostate cancer, nearly 90% of patients with breast cancer, and approximately 65% of patients with colon cancer.
This > 95% mortality/death rate for pancreatic cancer is the highest of any cancer. Pancreatic cancer affects both men and women of all races and varying ages. The average life expectancy after diagnosis with the spread of disease to the liver is < 6 months. In 2005, an estimated 66 million dollars of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) research budget was spent on pancreatic cancer. This represents a mere 1% of the NCI’s $4.825 billion dollar cancer research budget.
It is obvious that despite the especially lethal nature of pancreatic cancer, the research spending for pancreatic cancer is the lowest of any leading cancer. No effective early detection methods have been developed; there are limited treatment options available, and very little research is underway due to limited research funding.
Together we all have the power to strengthen the fight/battle against this disease that has been paid little attention for too long. The Ellen Schumer Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Fund is dedicated to increasing the fight and winning the battle against this disease. You have the power to help. Our goal is to increase dedicated pancreatic and liver cancer research funding through the Ellen Schumer Memorial Fund and to ultimately find a cure for pancreatic and liver cancer.
David Schumer presents to Dr. William Regine, Professor and Chair of the Radiation Oncology Department, a check for $54,323 from the Ellen Schumer Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Fund.
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Treatments
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center brings together national and international experts in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, comprehensive research program to find a cure and ways to improve the lives of pancreatic and liver cancer patients and their care givers.
Specialists from Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Gastroenterology, Pathology, Radiology, Basic Science, and Palliative Care meet weekly to discuss patients. This team works together in a "multi-disciplinary" research approach with a goal of enhancing each others research success. Our pancreatic and liver program spans the complete spectrum of research areas including:
- The development of minimally or non-invasive and sensitive methodologies for the early detection of pancreatic and/or liver cancer.
- The development and enhancement of surgical approaches and chemotherapy delivery systems in the management of liver and peritoneal low-dose fractionated radiation therapy as a chemopotentiator.
- Pioneering work in the use of low-dose fractionated radiation therapy as a chemopotentiator.
- Use of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as a means of reducing treatment side effects with the use of chemoradiation.
- Use of radioactive microspheres (radioemobilization) for the treatment of liver cancer
- The study of the effect of cancer on "Care givers."
Our comprehensive research program also includes multiple clinical trials and community-based patient/physician accessibility via our telemedicine program.
2008 Ellen Schumer Memorial Pancreatic & Liver Cancer Golf Tourney
| When: | Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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| Where: | Suburban Country Club 7600 Park Heights Ave Pikesville, MD 21208-4300 |
| Description: | Help to raise funds and awareness for Pancreatic and Liver Cancers at the second annual Ellen Schumer Memorial Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction. Enjoy a day of golf, great food, special celebrity appearances, fantastic prizes and more! |
| To Benefit: | The Radiation Oncology Program at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. |
| For More Info: | Please contact Krista Ellis at 410-328-6064 or kellis@umm.edu. |
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Dr. William Regine and David Schumer on CNN's The Nancy Grace Show
For More Information
Questions about the Fund?
- Please contact David Schumer at 410-905-3821 or cisins1@aol.com.
Questions about the Golf Tournament or Contribution Cards?
- Please contact Krista Ellis at 410-328-6064 or kellis@umm.edu.
To Learn More about Pancreatic Cancer:
For more information about pancreatic cancer, including treatment options at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, please visit:
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