QLD DIPG Research Open for Business

Concise 2019 SNO Paeds interview with Prof. Bryan Day, Director - Centre for Child & Adolescent Brain Cancer Research.

Convoy for a Cure!

Finding a cure for children with cancer and the convoy raised over $50,000!

Big pay-off in child cancer drug quest

Although The Cure Starts Now has no formal involvement with this particular trail, we did provide actual hardware & are constantly helping brave parents traverse the unimaginable autopsy donation pathway. Heartfelt thanks to The Townsville Bulletin's, Kate Banville, for acknowledging the pivitol role played by parents in progressing the most challenging cancer research.

DIPG Symposium 2019

Ren Pedersen officially announces Sydney's hosting of the 2019 international DIPG Symposium 1st August - 3rd August 2019.

Child brain cancer trial funding boost offering hope to families looking for a 'miracle'

Monique Squires was about to turn four when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Her mother and father, Danielle and Darryl Squires, were shocked. "She was complaining about headaches, dizziness and some mornings she'd wake up and randomly vomit. Then one day her eye turned in," Ms Squires said. "We were flown to the Royal Children's Hospital where later on we were told that Monique had DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a very aggressive brain tumour, and there was…

Breakthrough in quest to cure the incurable cancer that strikes kids

"Sometimes we have no answers and there is nothing.” That is what Danielle and Darryl Squires were told just moments after their three-year-old daughter Monique was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. “No, we can’t operate. There is no chemo for this,” doctors said. “Your child is going to die within six to 12 months.” DIPG, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, has been described as the worst of all child cancers. Sneaky and cruel, it typically hits those aged around five to seven. It is…

Townsville father recognised for pursuit of a cure

NO parent should have to watch their child die, but Ren Pedersen has turned his tragedy into a lifelong commitment to help save the lives of others. In 2009, the Townsville man lost his nine-year-old daughter, Amy, to an aggressive form of brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Since then, the determined father has headed The Cure Starts Now, which is gaining national and international traction and has raised more than $3 million. “It’s not until you immerse yourself that you…

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Maria Tsoli from Lowy Cancer Research Centre

A senior scientist at Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Dr. Maria Tsoli is helping to lead the charge to focus on the deadly disease of DIPG in Australia. Dr. Tsoli is the recipient of over $225,000 in research grants from The Cure Starts Now and our DIPG Collaborative partners. “The CSN funding has been pivotal in establishing our DIPG Research Program at the Children’s Cancer Institute. This is the first established laboratory in Australia with a program specifically focused on developing novel…

Cancer Cure Boost

A Townsville father who lost his daughter to brain cancer has donated almost $200,000 for critical international research just 12 months after making a similar donation.

$380k for DIPG Research in 11 months!