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4th EHE 5K Virtual 5K Run/Walk a Huge Success!
Once again many individuals and small groups of families and friends joined together in neighborhoods, parks, or local trails all over the nation to participate in the 4th Annual EHE 5K Virtual 5K Run/Walk. We surpassed our goal (to exceed last year’s participants) by leaps and bounds with 1,006 participants and $47,538 raised of which […]
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Stay up to Date on EHE by Reading The Pledge: Edition 16, Q1 – Jan-Mar, 2019
Click here to read the Pledge: Edition 16, Q1 – Jan-Mar, 2019
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REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR OUR 4th ANNUAL EHE VIRTUAL 5K BUT T-SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE!
Although most participants already completed their 5K, registration for the 4th Annual EHE Virtual 5K will remain open until all shirts are sold. Click here for more information. 100% of the donations and profits from this event will be dedicated to EHE research. We hope you’ll join us to make a difference as we look […]
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EHE Informational Bifold
During this past week, we have featured several touching stories of those affected by EHE (see below). These stories have one thing in common, which all EHE patients can relate to: there are no standard treatments for EHE. Money raised by The EHE Foundation during #Giving Tuesday (Nov 27th) will address this common issue and […]
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Day of Giving – Tuesday, November 27, 2018
#GivingTuesday is a global movement to celebrate and encourage giving after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. We are thrilled to announce that donations to The EHE Foundation will be DOUBLED on #GivingTuesday (Tues, Nov 27th) by our generous supporters. This is your chance to double your impact in helping those affected by this extremely rare cancer […]
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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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