No Stomach for Cancer, Inc.
Mission:
No Stomach For Cancer, Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing stomach cancer awareness and education, providing a network of support for families affected by stomach cancer, and funding research for screening, early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC) and other diffuse gastric cancers and their related health risks.
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Andrew Linstead
07/05/11
A few years ago it was discovered my family was cursed with a brutal form of stomach cancer known as CDH1. Our lack of knowledge of what we were dealing with meant the loss of two family members. To many doctors and consultants this hereditary form of cancer was unheard of.
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Gretchen
06/27/11
Two years ago, I discovered that a mutation in the CDH1 gene runs in my family and I tested positive for it. What this means is that I would face a extremely high risk of developing a stomach cancer that is so difficult to detect, it is usually not found until it's already in stage 3 or 4. It also ...
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tgarin1
06/26/11
This site has been a great outlet for me in relation to my feeling like I can somehow impact change and assist others in their struggle to
make decisions and be supported through the process of either making a lifechanging decision or help a family member through it I joined after I had already ...
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