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Mason City will serve as hub for worldwide rare disease fundraiser

by Asmaa Javed | Dec 31, 2015 | Voices of ECD

Bob Rodgers and his wife, Phyllis, are hosting the ECD Angel of Hope Park-to-Park 5K Fun Run on Sept. 19 to raise funds and awareness of the rare disease. Bob was diagnosed with the rare Erdheim-Chester Disease following a knee injury.

Rare disease marks first awareness week Sept. 14-18

by Asmaa Javed | Dec 31, 2015 | Voices of ECD

This is Erdheim-Chester Disease Awareness Week, and Leslie and her husband, Rich, are not only calling attention to the medical condition but raising money for research.

Fundraiser for Gurnal Jones

by Asmaa Javed | Dec 31, 2015 | Voices of ECD

A fundraiser was held in honor of former Irondequoit and St. John Fisher College basketball standout, Gurnal Jones, who is battling a rare disease called Erdheim-Chester.

The Exceptional: What Miraculous Recoveries Can Teach Us About Beating Cancer

by Asmaa Javed | Dec 31, 2015 | Voices of ECD

An ECD patient is interviewed and quoted in Popular Mechanics on how vemurafenib has changed her life.
“A Leap Forward in Rare Disease Treatment” Erdheim-Chester disease community collaborates to change the course of a disease

“A Leap Forward in Rare Disease Treatment” Erdheim-Chester disease community collaborates to change the course of a disease

by Asmaa Javed | Dec 31, 2015 | Press Releases

A film was created to increase awareness of ECD and provide hope to those fighting this disease.  A special thanks to the video participants and Trovagene, Inc. for sponsoring the film.
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