INDIANAPOLIS—The Heroes Foundation has named Nawal Kassem, MD, its latest SJP Heroes Cancer Research Fund Fellow. The Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine will receive $14,000 annually from 2023 to 2025 to study hereditary cancer through cascade testing. Hereditary cancers such as breast, colon, prostate, pancreatic and ovarian cancers are caused […]
INDIANAPOLIS—The Heroes Foundation has announced a three-year, $30,000 funding commitment to Jennifer Belsky, DO, MS, to further her research on decreasing the detrimental side effects children and teens experience while receiving cancer therapy. The Indianapolis cancer organization made the award through its Team JOEY program, whose mission is to further the battle against pediatric cancer […]
Why does the Heroes Foundation exist and why should it continue to grow? Who are the stakeholders that rely on our support, and why should supporters give their time, talent and treasure to our organization? In the complete 2021 Annual Report, you will find answers to all of those questions. Here, we’re sharing highlights from […]
The Heroes Foundation announced today that the Catherine Peachey Fund has provided $100,000 to Dr. Laurie Littlepage at the Harper Cancer Research Institute at the University of Notre Dame to pursue her promising research on the mechanisms of cancer progression. The Catherine Peachey Fund regularly supports researchers in Indiana who challenge the breast cancer treatment […]
Breast cancer is an equal opportunity disease – it doesn’t discriminate. And the Catherine Peachey Fund wants to ensure that breast cancer treatment doesn’t discriminate either – by supporting research and programs that promote diversity and equity in patient outcomes. Black women in Indianapolis have a 41% higher death rate from breast cancer in comparison […]
Happy New Year! I hope you, your families and friends had a great holiday season and are ready to take on 2022. The Heroes Foundation was born 22 years ago, just a few months after my cancer diagnosis and a collective (family & friends) desire to turn our emotion into action. The Foundation, with the […]
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