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Chordoma Community Chordoma Foundation Community Conference 2008
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Date: April 5 - 6, 2008   |   Location: Bethesda, Maryland

We invite patients of all ages, parents, caregivers, and family members to participate in this interactive, educational and uplifting event. Meet fellow members of the chordoma community, interact with leading chordoma researchers and physicians, and get involved in our mission to find a cure.

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"College Student Researches Own Disease"

February 20, 2008 | read article » 		Associated Press

"College student fights his own cancer"

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The New York Times

"College Student Fights His Own Cancer"

February 20, 2008 | read article » 		Fox News

"College Student Fights His Own Cancer"

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Chordoma Foundation: Leading The Search For A Cure

Chordoma Couple The Chordoma Foundation was started in February, 2007 by Dr. Simone Sommer, and her son Josh, after he was diagnosed with a chordoma in 2006, during his freshman year of college. Since his diagnosis, Josh has worked in an oncology lab at Duke University to find his own cure.
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Justin Straus

Featured Champion: Meet Justin...

Hi, I'm Justin from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I'm 12 years old and was diagnosed with a clival chordoma five years ago. Since then I've had three recurrences and lots of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Although there have been treatments that have stopped the growth of my tumors, none have allowed me to go into remission. My family and I support the Chordoma Foundation because we think it's the best shot we've got at finding a cure.
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Calendar of Events

News and Events
04/24/08
Team Sarcoma Santa Monica
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04/22/08
LIVESTRONG Day
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03/19/08
Read-a-thon for the Cure
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03/07/08
Josh Sommer named ABC News Person of the Week
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03/06/08
Accelerating Medical Discovery Through Strategic Philanthropy
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03/04/08
$25,000 Matching Donation for New Chordoma Research Fund
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02/21/08
Chordoma Foundation featured in Duke Cancer Center Newsletter
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02/20/08
"College Student Researches Own Disease" on NBC TODAY
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02/20/08
“College student fights his own cancer” by the Associated Press
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02/02/08
CF wins Causes Giving Challenge, earns $10,000 from Facebook and Case Foundation
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