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The Pledge: Edition 31, Q4 – October-December, 2022
Together, the US, UK, and Australia EHE foundations team up to strengthen the force against EHE. This group provides a quarterly update, which is led by the UK and includes research news, patient and fundraising stories, and much more! Click here to view the most recent edition of our online EHE newsletter, The Pledge.
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Podcast Shares a Challenging Diagnostic Journey
Jane Gutkovich, a founding member of The EHE Foundation and fierce EHE advocate, was a guest on World Cancer Day 2023 in the podcast Patient from Hell. Jane speaks with Samira Daswani in an episode entitled “Navigating Uncertainty, Making Decisions in the Absence of Data, Advocating & Caregiving”. Jane’s journey resonates with many people who […]
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Good Vibes for McKenna, A Celebration Benefiting Cancer Research
Thanks to “Good Vibes for McKenna, A Celebration Benefiting Cancer Research” for hosting an EXTRAORDINARY two-day event held January 21st and 22nd in Fort Myers, Florida. We truly appreciate their $25,000 donation to The EHE Foundation to support EHE research and for creating much needed EHE awareness! The event featured a fine dining experience and […]
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Champions of EHE
Our vision at The EHE Foundation is to live in a world where EHE is easily diagnosed and treatable. The support of our community directly impacts every single person diagnosed with EHE. Patients, donors, doctors and researchers help us make that vision a reality. During our Giving Tuesday 2022 campaign, we featured these “Champions of […]
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Cancer Identity Session #4: Integrating Cancer Identity Into the Self
We are pleased to present the fourth session with Dr. Tamara Vesel, Chief of Division of Palliative Care, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Dr. Maeve Baechler, LIFE Cancer Coaching. Continuing the discussion, “Who am I now? Integrating the cancer identity into the self,” Drs. Vesel & Baechler […]
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Science Saturday – Highlights and Progress in EHE Research
Join Hugh Leonard (EHE Rare Cancer Charity, UK) and Denise Robinson (The EHE Foundation) as they highlight EHE advancements and ongoing research around the world. As an ultra-rare sarcoma (cancer) community, research and awareness relies strongly on patients and advocates to keep moving forward until there are toward better treatments and eventually, a cure. Find […]
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Translating molecular mechanisms of EHE to improve patient outcomes
Scientists know that most EHE tumors are caused by specific genetic changes called gene fusions. In most people with EHE, two genes, WWTR1 and CAMTA1, are abnormally fused. In a smaller number of cases, a different fusion involving YAP1 and TFE3 is present. In a recent review published in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, the authors […]
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EHE in Canada: what a national study tells us
A recent study published in the European Journal of Cancer represents the largest collection of data from people with EHE in Canada. Researchers found that EHE can behave very differently from person to person—about one-third of patients were diagnosed by chance and did not need immediate treatment, while others had more aggressive disease. About half […]
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Pulmonary EHE: a case report and review of literature
In a recent issue of AME Case Reports, a team led by Dr. Clifford Atuiri describes a case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) and places it within the broader understanding of the disease. The authors note that EHE in the lungs can be difficult to diagnose because symptoms and imaging often resemble more common lung […]
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