by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Community & Support, News, Research & Awareness
The member-hosted ECD Virtual Run/Walk this month has served to raise funds for research on this rare disease, increase awareness, and pull together supporters for all those fighting ECD. The Atnip family gathered on the recent Father’s Day to reach new heights...
by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Community & Support, News, Research & Awareness
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for Histiocytosis Published March 2021 The ECDGA is pleased to announce that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—has published a new NCCN Guidelines® for...
by admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Community & Support, News
A new year, new programs, and renewed HOPE are on the horizon for the ECD community! The ECD Global Alliance is reaching new levels of support for those fighting Erdheim-Chester Disease with a matching gift campaign running from December 1 to December 31, 2020! Thanks...
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Community & Support, Research & Awareness
By Chris Evans – ECD Awareness Week 2020 My sister, Raina, was diagnosed with a histiocytic disorder similar to Erdheim-Chester Disease in many ways. She fought valiantly against the disease for several years, even enduring an unusually painful bone marrow...
by admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Community & Support
Facing a rare disease can seem like an uphill battle from time to time. The side effects of rare diseases, such as ECD are not only seen and felt from the disease itself or the treatments received. Many patients are faced with other effects that are not direct...
by admin | May 19, 2020 | Community & Support
As spring slips away and summer is within our grasp, our natural urge to enjoy the great outdoors intensifies. However, even limited sun exposure can be dangerous to ECD patients under some targeted-therapies. If you are being treated with a BRAF or MEK-inhibitor, or...
