It’s our Annual UCANCERVIVE UR My Valentine event! We are so grateful to be able to give back each year. Our hope is to bring love, smiles and comfort to cancer patients receive care on Valentine’s Day each year! New this year… BUNNIES!
Support a child today for as little at $50, or become a sponsor! Click below for more info!
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On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute announced being the first institute in the world to prescribe a new special kind of treatment for advanced liver cancer at home using electromagnetic waves – a device known as the “TheraBionic P1.”
Co-inventor Dr. Boris Pasche explained that the device has the ability to treat a patient’s primary tumor and spreading of cancer throughout their body. The electromagnetic treatment, which two Karmanos patients have already been prescribed, is intended to block tumor growth without affecting healthy tissue, according to a news release.
U CAN-CER VIVE is proud to be a nonprofit here in Michigan that devotes 100% of profits raised to help support vital cancer research here in Michigan. When doctors and researchers from Karmanos came to U CAN-CER VIVE to share this groundbreaking information, asking for support with funding the progression of this research, our board and committee members felt compelled to help! With financial support from our foundation, we look forward to watching this research thrive. It will allow for many additional Michigan Cancer patients to find success in their treatment plans.
“All of us at U CAN-CER VIVE were deeply inspired by the incredible advancements at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, like the TheraBionic P1 device. Innovations like this give hope to patients and families facing the most challenging diagnoses, offering not just treatment but precious time together. We are proud to support initiatives that push the boundaries of cancer care and improve lives across our community.” – Kelley LaFontaine, Co-Founder, U CAN-CER VIVE. Click below to read more!
Join us in 2025 for our 5th Annual UCANCERVIVE Comfy for the Cure, where making a blanket makes a true impact in the world of cancer! We will be gathering together in the second week of November to at three participating LaFontaine Automotive locations to make blankets, share laughs, memories and moments together. Stay tuned for details!
Commerce • LaFontaine Subaru
Highland • LaFontaine Cadillac Buick GMC
Grand Blanc • LaFontaine Ford Grand Blanc
Your donation of $25 will provide comfy support for someone special this giving season. Click below to reserve your spot and join us as we make blankets that make a difference in the lives of so many!
In March of 2024 U CAN-CER-VIVE Foundation awarded Suresh Balasubramanian, M.D., and his team of investigators a $405,315 grant for their continued research, titled “Biological Aging and Mutational/Immunological Signatures as Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers for Treatment of Hematological Malignancies.”
“Receiving such generous backing from the U CAN-CER VIVE foundation is truly significant. Their consistent support for Michigan Researchers over the past several years has been instrumental in advancing scientific research,” said Dr. Balasubramanian. “This grant will enable us to employ the latest scientific techniques to finetune and validate a new biomarker in different clinical settings, which has the potential to transform the care of our patients.”
Dr. Balasubramanian is a hematologist and medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of clonal hematopoiesis, myelodysplasia, leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. He’s also a member of the Hematology Oncology and Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Multidisciplinary Teams, and the Molecular Therapeutics (MT) Research Program at Karmanos. He and his team of investigators are exploring the idea of estimating biological age as a better surrogate to determine treatment decisions for certain cancers as opposed to chronological age. Chronological age takes into the number of birthdays a patient has, whereas biological age would help consider various changes that happen in a patient’s body at the tiny level of cells and their parts.
U CAN-CER VIVE is grateful to support cancer research here in Michigan. As a nonprofit that is 100% volunteer based, we are proud to donate 100% of profits raised directly to our cause. Our goal? A CANCER FREE WORLD. Click below to continue reading and to learn more about how our research dollars are in action at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute right here in Detroit, Michigan.
As we close out our 2023 year, we reflect on the strides and accomplishments we have made in the last 365 days. As a nonprofit, our hearts are full knowing that the support of our community continues to shine and provides us with the momentum to continue sharing our mission and vision for the future development in cancer research throughout Michigan and beyond.
This year, we are proud to share that, with your help, we have raised $1.5 Million. WOW. We cannot wait to put these dollars into action within our local Michigan hospitals to help further cancer research and continue making a difference in the world of cancer. Our Mission is to provide vital funds for cancer research to create a cancer free world. Check out what we’ve done this year and cheers to 2 0 2 4!
1,000 Gifts Delivered
The mission of U CAN-CER VIVE is to provide vital funds for cancer research to create a cancer free world. Throughout the year, we host events and opportunities to share the love and show support to those receiving care in our local Michigan hospitals. With the support of our community and through events such as UR My Valentine and Comfy for the Cure, we were able to deliver nearly 1,000 gifts to patients in 2023. Gifts included teddy bears, beanies, blankets, and heartfelt cards to brighten their days!
300 Volunteers Participated
Our volunteers are so important to our foundation. With helping hands, we are able to fuel a bigger mission together. Throughout the year, our volunteers came together to show love and support throughout seven events, raising awareness, representing for a loved one, and coming together as a community to make an impact and a true difference in the world of cancer. Looking to do more in 2024? Become a volunteer with U CAN-CER VIVE!
$1.5 Million Raised This Year
Upon becoming an official nonprofit foundation in 2016, we have raised over $5 million now, providing funds for cancer research grants annually here in the State of Michigan. This passion toward the fight against cancer stems from the heart and soul of the LaFontaine’s commitment to give back after experiencing the affliction of cancer firsthand… Aiming for a Million Dollar Year each year, we can say that in 2023 we exceeded that. We can’t thank YOU enough for your support, and look forward to putting those dollars into action for 2024!!
$560K Research Dollars In Action
In 2023 alone, U CAN-CER VIVE provided nearly $560,000 to support vital cancer research here in our local Michigan hospitals. These dollars helped fund research to the following locations in which various cancer research studies have been conducted:
• Ascension Healthcare – Blood Cancer research
• Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute – Lung Cancer research
• Henry Ford Health System – Breast Cancer research
