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| Message from DDF President We are making tremendous progress toward effectuating positive change for stomach cancer patients. "Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." We would not have made the significant difference in so many people's lives without you. Thank you for your continued support and involvement to help us become more. Check out our upcoming events. Together we are dreaming big to make the cure for stomach cancer a reality! With much love! Debbie Zelman >> View More | Upcoming Event Spotlight Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Saturday, May 18, 2013 For the 2nd year in a row, Shannon Tomchin is participating in the Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in honor of Debbie's Dream Foundation. This year she is joined by fellow athlete and avid DDF supporter Abby Wilentz. They combine their passion for fitness with raising awareness about stomach cancer to help achieve DDF's mission. Thank you Shannon and Abby! For information about participating with Shannon and Abby, contact us at Events@CantStomachCancer.org. To make a donation in their honor, click on the Donate Now button above. >> View More | In the News Scientists Developing Breath Test to Diagnose Gastric Cancer Endoscopy is the usual method for diagnosing gastric (stomach) cancer but researchers are hoping to provide a significantly less invasive and less expensive method of diagnosis of using a breath test. It was reported that in a recent study, a sensor was able to distinguish between different types of stomach cancer as well as other gastric conditions. The study was conducted by scientists from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology in collaboration with researchers at the Anhui Medical University in China. It was published online on 5 March in the British Journal of Cancer. Site Visits Counter | |