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 NBCA Receives $800,000 in Funding for Local Leukemia Research in the Elderly Santa Rosa, CA (April 1, 2011) North Bay Cancer Alliance (NBCA) is pleased to announce it has received a bequest of slightly more than $800,000 to fund the support of research in Leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes in the elderly in the North Bay communities. The bequest was made from the estate of Virginia M. Hoffman. Marek Bozdech, M.D., of the Redwood Regional Oncology Center, has been appointed by the trust to determine the organization to receive the funds (NBCA) and then to design a research protocol. The preliminary clinical trial is titled: A Phase II Study of Low Intensity Chemotherapy and Supportive Care in Elderly Patients with Poor-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
Pictured below is Charles Elboim, NBCA board chair handing the check to Community Foundation Sonoma County CEO, Barbara Hughes. Standing from left to right is NBCA Vice President, Kent Corley and Secretary Marilyn Dunlavey with J Mullineaux, foundation Vice President for Development.
Santa Rosa, CA (December 2, 2010) North Bay Cancer Alliance (NBCA) is pleased to report that it has successfully concluded a month-long awareness and fundraising effort with some of Sonoma County’s preeminent restaurant and spa destinations. Teri and Mark Stark, owners of the Stark Reality Restaurants along with Hotel Healdsburg and THE SPA at Hotel Healdsburg partnered with the North Bay Cancer Alliance to bring attention to one of the county’s most important programs, the Sonoma County Cancer Risk Assessment Project or SCRAPPI.
North Bay Cancer Alliance to Host Fundraiser for Santa Rosa, CA (September 14, 2010) North Bay Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce that it will be kicking off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) in grand style by hosting a golf and tennis tournament and luncheon on Thursday September 23rd at the Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club. The event, Swinging for SCRAPPI, will raise money and awareness for the Sonoma County Cancer Risk Assessment Project (SCRAPPI).
North Bay Cancer Alliance to Host Fundraiser for Santa Rosa, CA (September 7, 2009) North Bay Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce that it will be kicking off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in grand style by hosting a golf tournament and luncheon on Thursday, October 1st at the Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club. The event, Swinging for SCRAPPI, will raise money and awareness for the Sonoma County Cancer Risk Assessment Project (SCRAPPI).
Sonoma County Cancer Risk Assessment Project Santa Rosa, CA (September 7, 2009) North Bay Cancer Alliance (NBCA) is pleased to announce a successful launch of a women’s breast and ovarian cancer identification and awareness project it funded with a grant of $160,000 in July 2008. The Sonoma County Risk Assessment Project, known as SCRAPPI, is being conducted at Redwood Regional Medical Center and so far, more than 260 women have completed the SCRAPPI assessment questionnaire and eight were discovered to be at high risk.
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NBCA has created The North Bay Cancer Alliance – Virginia M. Hoffman Memorial Fund with Community Foundation Sonoma County. This fund will hold the majority of the proceeds of the bequest and will provide grants towards the research project as funding is needed.
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