Checkout our 1st Grantee in HD

We are thrilled to share with all of our friends and supporters our latest video featuring Cristal Rivera Mitchel, the AJCF's first grant recipient and Dr. Mary Hardy, Executive Medical Director of the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. If you like this video, please share the link with all of your friends and family.

1st Round of Chemo has Begun

(Picture L to R - Mrs. Alma J. Cameron (mom), Elmer Jones (lil counsin) and Mrs V. Jones (aunt/mom's sister))  Monday, my Aunt --non smoker-- had her 1st round of Chemo for Stage IIIA Lung Cancer. She is taking a new mix of drugs that have minimum side effects (Carboplatin & Alimta combo). The treatment went well

My Aunt has Lung Cancer

  Three weeks ago my aunt, my mom’s last surviving sister of thirteen siblings was diagnosed with Stage I Lung Cancer.  It will be 2 yrs since my mom died from the same disease but, she was diagnosed at Stage IV.  It was a fearsome fight. I know that God will never give me more than

AJCF Launch – Fostering hope, support and empowerment for cancer patients

For those of you who may have missed it, September 23rd at the Annenberg Beach House was an electric evening.  "Bridging the Gap", our inaugural event was a great success.  Again, I would like to thank everyone who joined us for the beautiful sunset, hors d'oeuvres, wine and  conversation about integrative medicine treatment. The whole

Recent Treatment Advances in Radiation Oncology

Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture: RECENT TREATMENT ADVANCES IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY - Tuesday July 13, 2010: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Dr. Percy Lee, MD, UCLA Assistant Professor, radiation oncologist and researcher, discusses radiation therapy as an integral component in the fight against cancer and how recent advances have allowed radiation oncologists to target cancer

Simms/Mann UCLA Center Cancer Lecture

Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture: SKIN CHANGES AND CANCER TREATMENTS: TIPS FOR HEALTHY SKIN AND HAIR - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2010: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Carolyn Goh, MD, UCLA Clinical Instructor, dermatologist and researcher and Jenny Kim, MD, PhD, UCLA Associate Professor, dermatologist and researcher discuss how skin, (the bodys largest immune system), hair,