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Who am I now? Integrating the cancer identity into the self.
You are invited to the EHE Community Connections session on Saturday, May 14th, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US). Dr. Tamara Vesel and Dr. Maeve Baechler will be facilitating the discussion and exploring questions like Why is it important to contemplate on identify after the cancer diagnosis. How does the issue of identity relates to symptoms during cancer treatment? Ups and down of resisting versus incorporating cancer diagnosis into one’s life.
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Scanxiety
What is scanxiety? Scanxiety describes the apprehension felt by people with cancer as they wait for their next scan. It’s a form of anticipatory anxiety. Scans are like emotional roulette. You’re trying really hard not to worry about the unknown, but your body has other plans. Recognizing the Signs of Scanxiety Symptoms of scanxiety vary […]
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Planned Ikena Oncology Clinical Trial to Include EHE Patients
The planned Phase 1 clinical trial includes patients with tumor types with a high frequency of Hippo pathway alterations, including NF2-deficient malignant mesothelioma and some soft tissue sarcomas with YAP/TAZ genetic fusions, including Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE), a rare form of soft tissue sarcoma that has a significant unmet medical need with no currently approved therapy […]
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The Pledge: Edition 27, Q4 – Oct-Dec, 2021
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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Stronger Together on Giving Tuesday, November 30th
As the season of giving and gratefulness is upon us, we want to thank you for being a part of The EHE Foundation family. We appreciate you following our progress and investing in our passion: discovering effective treatments and a cure for EHE. We are thankful for our supporters, partners, and volunteers who make our […]
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2021 EHE Fun Run & Walk a Huge Success!
Thank you to our wonderful participants, supporters, and sponsors for making our 2021 EHE Fun Run and Walk a tremendous success! Together, more than 900 supporters across the nation helped raise more than $45,000. Thanks to the backing of our sponsors, every penny brought in for this event will go directly to EHE research. This […]
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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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