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Cancer Takes A Comedic Turn

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This is so inspiring! Angela Zhang, a 17-year-old from California has just landed a $100,000 scholarship from the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. It was awarded to Angela for her research in utilizing nanotechnology to potentially eradicate cancer stem cells and leave healthy cells intact. Zhang logged almost 1000 hours in the lab designing a gold and iron oxide-based nanoparticle to target cancer stem cells.

One of the competition judges compared Zhang’s microscopic nanoparticle to a “Swiss Army knife of cancer treatment” that can seek out cancer cells and then destroy them.

Amazing work!

For more info on the competition and on Angela’s work, click here and here.

]]> http://www.allisjourney.ca/allis-journey-posts/17-year-old-wins-award-for-cancer-research/feed/ http://www.allisjourney.ca/fundraising/save-the-date/ http://www.allisjourney.ca/fundraising/save-the-date/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:39:43 +0000 admin http://www.allisjourney.ca/?p=1074 We have an exciting event planned for February 6, 2012! We would love for you to be there so keep that night free! More info to follow….

Syrelle (L) and I, Jacquie (R) walked the 5K for Alli’s Journey at the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 16th and arrived at the finish line after one hour.  It was very moving to join the thousands of people, families, people in wheelchairs, many decked out in costumes and all for a cause close to their hearts.  It was a lot of fun!

In fact, it was so much fun that we are going to be making this an annual event for Alli’s Journey! We are already planning for next year’s walk/run and want you to be a part of our team! More details to follow….

WHY: The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) is currently conducting a study that looks at the concerns, issues and challenges that people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers experience when the person with cancer returns to work during or after treatment. The feedback we receive from participants will help inform future programs, services and resources.

WHAT: We are conducting an online survey that will ask questions about your return to work experiences both during and after treatment and about any concerns, issues and challenges you experienced.

HOW LONG: The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete

WHO:

If you are:

· 18 years of age or older AND

· Have had a cancer diagnosis in the past 5 years AND

· Were working at the time of your cancer diagnosis

OR

If you are:

· 18 years of age or older AND

· Have been an informal caregiver (i.e. not providing care in a professional capacity) for someone who had a cancer diagnosis in the past 5 years AND

· Were working at the time of your caregiving experience

…then we would like to hear about your work-related experiences.

WHERE: If you are interested in participating, please go to the following link and complete the survey within the next two weeks:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cancerandworkexperiences

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions or would like further information please contact Dr. Judy Gould at judygould@rogers.com.

Need some fitness and healthy eating tips to make the lead up to the marathon a bit more bearable? Check out The Great Balancing Act, an inspiring blog written by Susan, a personal trainer in Atlantic Canada,  who was diagnosed this past summer with Hodgkins Lymphoma. The blog has everything  - recipes, exercise motivation, book reviews,  personal photos, and reflections on what it is like going through cancer treatment at the young age of 25.  Read more about Susan here.

Alli’s Journey will be joining various charities at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 16, 2011 and we want you to be a part of our team!

Please join us on the day and run or walk in the Group Charity Challenge to help raise money to support the Alli’s Journey Comfort Room located at the Sunnybrook Wellspring Campus. This room inspires friendship, hope, and peace to young adults undergoing their cancer treatments.

Here are just some of the incentives for joining the Alli’s Journey team:

* First ten participants to register will receive a free registration
* Raise $250 and receive an Alli’s Journey t-shirt
* Raise $500 to receive an Alli’s Journey bracelet
* Raise $1000 and receive a set of three Alli’s Journey bracelets

To register for the run and to support one of the few charities in Canada that supports the young adult cancer population, please click here.

The Survivor Conference is also their annual reunion where past program alumni are encouraged to come back and reconnect with the friends they have made in the past while they’re making new friends.

The program is free for survivors and one supporter, all they ask is that you cover your travel to and from Ottawa. They will take care of the rest from your hotel room to your meals. They also have some travel assistance available and great fundraising ideas to help you cover some of the cost of travel.

Please visit their website (youngadultcancer.ca/survivor_conference) or contact karine@youngadultcancer.ca for more information and to apply!

Click here to buy your tickets!