The July 31 Canada Monthly Chat was a truly special event, featuring guest speaker Gary Tobin, who shared his extraordinary journey of resilience and survival after being diagnosed with stage 4 Acral Lentiginous Melanoma. This session was recorded so the broader...
ECD Awareness Week is September 8–14, 2025, and we need YOU to help raise awareness and show the world what it means to be part of the ECD family. Awareness Week is important because Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is so rare that many people— even in the medical...
Erdheim-Chester Disease, also called ECD, is a very rare kind of blood cancer. It is so rare that some medical articles estimate that only about 2,000 cases around the world have been documented. Our bodies have special cells called histiocytes. Normally, these cells...
https://www.erdheim-chester.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/A_realistic_cinematic_202508181055_yfmfz-1.mp4 The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) is excited to introduce our newest team member—Ziggy the Zebra! Ziggy isn’t your average zebra. Ziggy...
The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) is pleased to announce the 2025 Call for Letters of Intent (LOIs) for research projects focused on Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) and related adult histiocytic disorders. This annual funding opportunity aims to...
