This reflection was written by Amanda Melillo, PhD, a member of TargetCancer Foundation 2025's Boston Marathon team Running the Boston Marathon has been a...
Finding Meaning Behind The Miles
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We Can’t Stop Now — Why We Must Raise Our Voices In Support of Rare Cancer Research
This perspective was written by Kristen Palma, President, TargetCancer Foundation In my life I have had the experience of being a caregiver to a loved one who...
TCF Announces Paying With Our Lives: Save Rare Cancer Research Advocacy Campaign
Speak Out to Save Rare Cancer Research! There’s no such thing as a “good” cancer diagnosis. Hearing the words “you have cancer” unleashes fear, uncertainty,...
A Powerful Experience Volunteering with TCF at ASCO: Reflections from Kim Balkus
This reflection was written by TCF Volunteer and Advocate Kim Balkus. When my mom was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in 2013, TargetCancer Foundation...
Translating Loss into Discovery: Paul’s Legacy
This reflection was written by Kristen Palma, President, TargetCancer FoundationThis is a story about possibility, even when confronted with an impossible...
A Promise Fulfilled: 15 Years After Paul Poth’s Vision, a New Era in Cholangiocarcinoma Research Begins
A founding goal of TCF is realized as researchers identify potential drug targets and uncover novel disease subtypes through in-depth genetic and cellular...
The Power of Advocacy: Collective Strength Through the Rare Cancer Patient Voice Webinar
TCF Volunteer Abigail Linehan contributed to this webinar recap. On May 15, we were lucky to be joined by four incredible women whose advocacy is having a...
Good luck Team TCF25!
On April 21st, the twelve members of Team TargetCancer Foundation 2025 will tackle the 129th Boston Marathon® presented by Bank of America. The team has spent...
TCF’s Spring Marathon of Events
This reflection was written by Samantha Sullivan, Associate Director of Programs and Community Engagement at TargetCancer Foundation As Boston begins...
Reflections on TCF’s 16th Anniversary From Founding Board Member Janet Fine
This reflection was written by Janet E. Fine M.S., a founding member of the TCF Board of Directors. Having just marked the 16th anniversary of the founding of...
Marking TCF’s 16th Anniversary
Today marks TargetCancer Foundation’s 16th Anniversary! On this day in 2009, our founder Paul Poth filed the papers for TargetCancer Foundation to become an...
TCF Statement Regarding Recent Executive Actions
If you have questions or would like to be involved in advocacy efforts, please contact Kristen at: [email protected]
Looking Ahead to 2025 with TCF Board Chair Colin Carey
This reflection was written by Colin Carey, Chair, TCF Board of Directors On behalf of the TargetCancer Foundation Board of Directors, I want to take this...
2024: A Milestone Year in Review
Looking back at the biggest year in TCF history As we near the end of 2024, we are very proud to look back on a 15th anniversary year that has seen...
Patient Volunteer Nancy Gregory Reflects on the 2024 Think Tank
This event reflection was written by Nancy M. Gregory, MBA, CFE, CCEP, a cancer survivor, TCF volunteer, and community member. Physical health is never just...