SUPPORTING BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH
Funding collaborative research, locally and nationally, to “think outside the box” and find a cure for brain cancer.
KU Cancer Center receives NCI Comprehensive Designation
BRAIN TUMOR FACTS
Thank You for Your Support
An Update from Our Team
Because the need is so great, the plan for the neuro-oncology department has expanded even further. KU Cancer Center is in the process of hiring two full-time clinicians who will see neuro-oncology patients from around the region and one additional person who will fill the role of this research professorship. This person will spend a small percentage of their time seeing patients but most of their time doing research. S/he will serve as the lynchpin to connect the bench work to the bedside—translating new discoveries into new treatments, supporting the creation of new clinical trials and working in collaboration with colleagues from Children’s Mercy and the Stowers Institute. Together, this team of people will bring new hope to patients and families with brain cancer.
To date, we have raised $2 million toward our goal of $3 million.
DUSTIN J. “DJ” ESKIE – HEAD FOR THE CURE
PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY
In collaboration with consortium partners Children’s Mercy Hospital and the Stowers Institute, the KU Cancer Center will recruit a leader in the field who will focus on bringing the highest level of brain tumor research to our region.
EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE OUR NEURO-ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
THE DUSTIN J. “DJ” ESKIE – HEAD FOR THE CURE PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY
The need for targeted and effective treatments for cancer has never been greater. This year, an estimated 200 new patients with brain cancer and other cancers of the nervous system will seek consultation at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
These patients will be among some 70,000 Americans diagnosed with a new brain or spine tumor this year, according to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States. Almost 690,000 people in the U.S. are living with some form of brain tumor, with varying symptoms and needs.
Dustin & The Eskie Family
Brain cancer is a devastating and debilitating disease.
“ By enhancing our research and drug discovery efforts, we can improve quality of life, give new hope to patients and their families and save more lives.”
