Volume 5, Number 10 - March 22, 2010

In this issue:

• City of Hope physician advocates for better assessment of elderly patients with cancer
• Researchers uncover new genetic clue to leukemia’s resistance to treatment
• New bridge to connect Buena Vista offices and campus
• Hope takes flight — on planes throughout the nation
• City of Hope doctors debunk cancer myths
• Employees take the time to donate a lifetime to others
• Time is fleeting for staff award nominations

Hair today, bald tomorrow
Six-year-old Andrew Lau lets his electric razor do the talking as he starts to give Arcadia Fire Department firefighter Drew Pryor a close shave. Lau was one of three City of Hope pediatric patients who took part in a St. Baldrick’s event at Matt Denny’s Ale House in Arcadia, Calif., on March 9 to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research.

Volunteers for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a national charity, have their heads shaved at an annual event to show solidarity with children fighting cancer. Monies they raise go to entities like the Children’s Oncology Group, which supports research at City of Hope. (Photo by p.cunningham)