July 3, 2017
NEWS
June 17, 2017
Kiera Chirdon In Memoriam
Kiera Chirdon was a tenth grader at the Altoona Area High School and miraculously survived for eight years with epithelioid sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer. There are only 100 cases of this type of cancer worldwide and to have survived eight years was a miracle.
June 6, 2017
Sideline Cancer Accepted Into TBT 2017!
A huge, heartfelt “THANK YOU!” to all of you who went through the process of voting for the Sideline Cancer team!
May 6, 2017
Project Survival Update
In appreciation for the continued, generous support of the Greg and Cathy Griffith Family Foundation, the Pancreas and Liver Institute is pleased to submit this update on our efforts related to Project Survival and our goal of finding a cure for pancreatic cancer.
April 23, 2017
Cathy Griffith Biography
Cathy Griffith – Founder and President of The Greg & Cathy Griffith Family Foundation
Cathy graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School and attended Allegheny College of Maryland and received an Associate Arts degree in Dental Hygiene and worked as a Dental Hygienist in the Blair County Area for 32 years! In 2010 my Beloved Husband Greg Griffith was diagnosed with stage IV Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 48…
April 10, 2017
Sideline Cancer Collaborative Presentation with SFU
A special “Thanks!” Lisa Georgiana Director of The Center for Service & Learning at St. Francis University for an outstanding Sideline Cancer collaborative presentation consisting of the various initiatives at SFU that are actively involved in Cancer Advocacy and Awareness!
April 7, 2017
Cal Can Relay for Life
Morgan Jennings, an intern for the GFF/Sideline Cancer, is a member of the California University of Pennsylvania Women’s Basketball Team. For Relay for Life, Morgan introduced Sideline Cancer as an idea for a fundraiser to her team.
March 31, 2017
History of the Griffith Family Foundation
Cathy and Greg Griffith
The history of the Griffith Family Foundation is a tragic but inspiring chapter in the story of Greg and Cathy Griffith.
Let’s Win PC
In the summer of 2015, Cathy had the great privilege of meeting Anne Friedman Glauber at the North American Pancreatic Cancer Meeting.
March 15, 2017
New Research Leading to New Treatment
From FOX25 in Boston:
“Doctors and researchers at the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are on the cusp of a major breakthrough that could change how pancreatic cancer patients are treated.
