5.12.07 Published: Friends Chair Ellen Sigal among authors in AACR Journal of Clinical Cancer Research

5.09.07 On the Hill: Friends Co-hosts "A Century of Progress in Cancer Research" Educational Day on the Hill [more]

5.09.07 Congressional Testimony: Friends Chair Gives Congressional Testimony at House Energy & Commerce Hearing on  Drug Safety [Read the full testimony]

4.30.07 Looking for a job?

4.26.07 Tribute: Friends Board Member Jack Valenti Dies at 85

While Jack Valenti is remembered for a number of valuable contributions – from his role as presidential advisor to Lyndon Johnson to his leadership of the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPAA) where he instituted our modern-day ratings system, Jack Valenti was also a pioneer in bringing together the two worlds of Hollywood and The Hill to collaborate on ways to fight cancer...[Read Friends Tribute to Jack Valenti] 

4.18.07 Drug Safety Update: Senate HELP Committee approves the Kennedy-Enzi sponsored drug safety bill, S1082.

4.15.07 AACR Centennial Celebration and Annual Meeting: On Sunday April 15^th at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting and Centennial Celebration, Friends Chair and Founder Ellen Sigal received a Centennial Medal of Honor presented to ten individuals, one for each decade celebrating a century of leadership in science.

4.11.07 Friends and University of Michigan host town hall on cancer prevention and early detection featuring Congressman John Dingell, FDA Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, and NCI Director Dr. John Niederhuber as well as several leading cancer researchers, experts, and patients.
> Watch the recorded webcast:
http://www.mcancer.org/webcast

3.21.07 Friends Hosts Briefing on Drug Safety

3.12.07 IOM Forum Friends Chair Dr. Ellen Sigal presented along with former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and Former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan in a Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Drug Safety.  For more information, please visit http://www.iom.edu/?id=40997

3.12.07 Drug Safety Report: Patients, Scientists, and Advocates Speak Out on Drug Safety... Friends is part of a committee that released a report on drug safety today.  For the more information, including the full report, please visit: www.focr.org/drugsafetyreport.htm

2.25.07 79th Academy Awards:  Friends Board Member Sherry Lansing Receives Honorary Oscar
[Friends Press Release] on Appearing in Tom Cruise's introduction of Sherry Lansing
[Oscar.com]: Sherry personally thanks Friends Chair and Founder Ellen Sigal on the oscar.com "thank-you cam"
[Special Tribute]: See Friends' special tribute in Sherry's involvement in Friends over the last decade

From last year...

12.15.06 Friends Congressional Year-end Round-up

12.07.06 Senate Confirms Dr. von Eschenbach as Permanent FDA Commissioner [Read Friends Statement]

11.15.06 Friends of Cancer Research 10th Anniversary Benefit For details and pictures, please see the latest newsletter.

10.12.06-10.15.06 - KEY TO THE CURE, charity shopping weekend at the Tysons Corner Saks Fifth Avenue, benefiting Friends of Cancer Research. [Read more details]

9.25.06 Coalition for a Stronger FDA Announced
Friends of Cancer Research is a Member Organization of the Coalition for a Stronger FDA, announced at a press conference earlier this morning.  The newly formed group is a coalition of patient groups, consumer and public health advocates, along with innovative companies that formed to work together to increase public support for the Food and Drug Administration. [Visit the Coalition's website] [Read the press release]

8.13.06 The Washington Post Publishes Letter to the Editor by Friends Chair and President
Friends Chair, Ellen Sigal, and President, Marlene Malek, submitted a letter to the editor of the Washington Post in response to an August 3rd Editorial supporting the hold on Dr. von Eschenbach's nomination. The WP published their letter on Sunday August 13th. [Read the letter to the editor] [pdf version]

8.1.06 Friends submits Statement for the Record for Senate Hearing on Confirmation of Dr. von Eschenbach as permanent Commissioner of FDA [read statement]

7.24.06 FDA Announces New Guidelines for Advisory Committee Process [Read FDA Press Release] [Read FOCR Statement]

New! State specific statistics on cancer incidence rates and cancer research grants, are now available in our RESOURCE GUIDE.

7.17.06 Friends joins 591 organizations calling for support of stem cell research [read letter]

5.2.06  Boston Globe Publishes Letter to the Editor from FOCR Chair Ellen Sigal [read letter]

3.15.06 Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach is nominated by President Bush to be permanent Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.  Read Friends' statement.

2.6.06 President Releases FY06 Budget, Read Friends' response

Policy Alert - A special message from Sherry Lansing, Marlene Malek, and Ellen Sigal regarding NIH Funding [more]

12.3.05 Chicago Sun-Times Publishes Op-Ed by FOCR Chair and President; "Congress considers plan that would stall cancer research" - Click here to read full article.