Volume 4, Number 11 - March 30, 2009

In this issue:

• Survivor shares personal testimony with leaders about clinical trials’ value
• Transforming growth factor helps researcher grow from postdoctoral fellow into independent scientist
• High-fiber, low-calorie diet appears to make a difference in breast cancer recurrence risk
• City Forum addresses concerns about the state of the economy
• Former chief financial officer improved institution’s financial standing
• Cavorting through canyons to fight cancer
• Economic stimulus bill means more pocket money for many employees at City of Hope

Shave and a haircut
City of Hope patient Eddie Ramirez, right, eagerly shaves the head of Arcadia firefighter John Twitchell as fellow patient Edwin Yerena, left, watches the action.

The children were among four City of Hope pediatric patients who sheared the locks of firefighters from the Arcadia Fire Department at the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation event to benefit children’s cancer research. The children also got to ride fire engines from City of Hope to the event in Arcadia, Calif., which was held March 10. (Photo by p.cunningham)