People with Fanconi anemia (FA) are at a very high risk of developing head and neck cancers because of the underlying DNA repair problem in FA. Research is the key to understanding, diagnosing, and treating these cancers. That’s why the...
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This report is an overview of research shared at the 2020 Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium covering three main topics: solid tumors, fertility, and bone marrow failure. Solid tumors What is the issue and how does it affect people...
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A number of articles have been circulating lately on this very topic at this time of year. A piece I wrote entitled, “Friend, I See You This Thanksgiving” was shared and read exponentially more than anything else I’ve written. This tells me...
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What is toxic positivity? Toxic positivity is the excess and ineffective overgeneralization of a happy, optimistic state across all situations. This results in denial, minimization, and invalidation of the authentic human emotional experience. We see manifestations of toxic positivity around...
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2019 was a record-breaking year for fundraising at FARF. We saw a 32% overall increase in fundraising dollars, which was made possible, in huge part, to the number of families fundraising increasing by 10%. We are so proud of this...
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To the FA community, Currently, we are confronted with the challenges of two public health crises: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the enduring system of racial injustice in the United States.The Fanconi Anemia Research Fund supports the Black community and...
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