PEN Partner Archives

Lazarex

Lazarex Cancer Foundation improves the outcome of cancer care, giving hope, dignity and life to advanced stage cancer patients and the medically underserved by providing assistance with costs for FDA clinical trial participation, identification of clinical trial options, community outreach and engagement. They provide resources for cancer patients who have been told they have no other options, but who are not yet done with their journey in life and refuse to give up.

  • Help patients of all ages and walks of life, with all forms of cancer.
  • Help patients take advantage of medical breakthroughs today, because they may not have a tomorrow.
  • Believe that the size of a patient’s bank account should not stand between them and the choices they make or the treatments they need.
  • Present clinical trials as an alternative to hospice care for those who want to remain engaged in their fight against cancer.
  • Aspire to improve cancer survival rates through screenings and early detection, with a focus on the medically underserved to address health disparities.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Leukemia Research Foundation

Mission

The Leukemia Research Foundation’s mission is to cure leukemia by funding innovative research, and to support patients and families. With more than $83M raised in support of this mission, we are on the path to finding a cure – and won’t stop until we do.

Lung Cancer Initiative

Lung Cancer Initiative is the leading nonprofit in North Carolina that provides support to the lung cancer community by connecting patients, survivors, and loved ones with the medical and research community. Our mission is to advance survivorship and provide support to those affected by lung cancer through research, education and access programs.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation

 Mission

The mission of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

 Vision

Our vision is a world free of lung cancer.

 History

We can accomplish more together than one of us can alone. That’s why LCRF has merged with like-minded organizations over the years. Here’s our history at a glance:

LUNGevity

We focus on research because the link between research spending and improved survival is clear. Survival rates have dramatically improved for colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers over the last several decades in step with the exponential growth in their research spending. Our goal is to accelerate progress for lung cancer in the same way, in order to dramatically improve on the current 17% five-year survival rate.

To date, LUNGevity has funded 110 research projects at 57 institutions in 23 states. LUNGevity research investments focus on early detection, because survival rates rise when lung cancer is detected while still localized. We also focus on more effective treatment approaches—getting the right treatment to the right patient at the right time to help people with lung cancer live longer and better.

Our projects are translational, moving basic research from the lab to patient treatment. We fund the projects most likely to have the greatest benefit for patients in the near term. Thanks to our Scientific Advisory Board—a group that includes leaders in early detection, genomics, proteomics, immunotherapy, biostatistics, and thoracic surgery—research project applications are rigorously reviewed in a robust, transparent process and then funded projects are carefully monitored. Through ongoing work with researchers across the various institutions, LUNGevity maximizes the progress and impact of ongoing studies.

LUNGevity also provides a community of empowerment, support, and hope for everyone affected by lung cancer through our extensive educational resources, online peer-to-peer support, and in-person survivorship programs, as well as more than 80 grassroots awareness and fundraising events held from coast to coast each year.

Lymphoma Research Foundation

The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation’s largest lymphoma-focused health organization devoted to improving care through education and support services and improving outcomes through investment in the most promising lymphoma research. LRF’s mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve all those impacted by this blood cancer.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

The mission of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

We shall be the premier cancer center in the world, based on the excellence of our people, our research-driven patient care and our science. We are Making Cancer History.

MDS Foundation

The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation was established by an international group of physicians and researchers to provide an ongoing exchange of information relating to MDS.

A major Foundation effort is the international information network. This network provides patients with referrals to Centers of Excellence, contact names for available clinical trials, sharing of new research and treatment options between physicians, and extension of educational support to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and patients.

In response to the needs expressed by patients, families, and healthcare professionals, they have established patient advocacy groups, research funding, and professional educational initiatives.

The MDS Foundation is a publicly supported organization, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(C)(3) of the IRS code.

mohuman

mohuman is at the forefront of the movement to ensure that children and families in low-income communities have the digital resources they need to thrive and realize their full potential. Their mission is to help digitally underserved individuals and families access digital services to improve their lives. 

Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center has made a lasting commitment to the prevention and cure of cancer, working tirelessly in the areas of patient care, research and education to advance one step further in fighting this disease.

MPN Alliance Australia

The Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Alliance Australia (MPN AA) was formed in 2015 by a small group of motivated MPN patients. 

The patient-led advocacy group has a goal of achieving better outcomes for Australian MPN patients. 

MPN Research Foundation

The MPN Research Foundation has a single goal: to stimulate original research in pursuit of new treatments — and eventually a cure — for polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis, known collectively as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN).

MPN Cancer Connection

MPN Cancer Connection (MPN-CC) was founded to serve patients, care partners, physicians, and your healthcare team. They help empower patients to be proactive and to be your own health advocate by asking questions from your healthcare team.

MPN Voice

With members throughout the UK as well as many other countries, MPN Voice’s mission is to provide clear and accurate information and emotional support to everyone who has been diagnosed with a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) and their families/friends.