Ribbon Cutting at New Brain Tumor Biotech Center on Long Island, NY This is an exciting new brain tumor biotech center on Long Island at the Feinstein institute for Medical Research. They are bringing together top researchers to work on finding a cure for brain tumors. This is a unique opportunity to visit the center and learn about their approach. I am on the Patient Advocacy board, along with Senator Patrick Kennedy of "One Mind For Research" and Mario Lichtenstein of "VABC".
For more details on the center, go to: http://www.feinsteininstitute.org/brain-tumor-biotech-center/
Swedish doctor says drug company won't release meds that might get rid of brain tumors The doctor in the article is from Swedish medical center in Seattle, WA, not from Sweden! He asked us for a grant to do this study but it was way too much money for us. We could have helped if the drug company donated the drug but it is an expensive drug. It is approved for viral infections, so it can easily be obtained off label, but some insurance companies do not want to pay for it for brain tumors since the FDA never approved it for brain tumors. And we still need proof that it helps.
