Blue Faery's mission is to prevent, treat and cure
primary liver cancer, specifically Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC),
through research, education and advocacy.
Latest Updates
Liver Cancer News updated
8 January 2012
Blue Faery's Liver Cancer News page has been updated to reflect the most current news and medical updates about primary liver cancer aka hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have any HCC-related news that you would like us to feature on our Web site or in our upcoming summer newsletter, please email Andrea and put "Liver Cancer News item" in the subject line. For past liver cancer news, visit our Liver Cancer News Archives.
Liver Cancer News updated
30 November 2011
Blue Faery's Liver Cancer News page has been updated to reflect the most current news and medical updates about primary liver cancer aka hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have any HCC-related news that you would like us to feature on our Web site or in our upcoming summer newsletter, please email Andrea and put "Liver Cancer News item" in the subject line. For past liver cancer news, visit our Liver Cancer News Archives.
Blue Faery News Alert
13 November 2011
Did you know that you can receive specific Blue Faery news alerts by categories? For an example, view our latest news alert—U.S. citizen and student Patricia Boamah needs your help about a young woman who just received a liver transplant.
Blue Faery receives Bayer Healthcare grant
22 October 2011Blue Faery is proud to announce that we are the recipient of a Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals grant in the amount of $10,000. The grant will fund an educational program titled Liver Cancer Patient Education and Medical Professional Awareness Project. With this grant, Blue Faery can update our HCC patient education brochure, print it in even more languages, and send two representatives to the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium this January in San Francisco. Blue Faery thanks Bayer for their generous support of our mission.
2012 Blue Faery Award open for submissions
16 October 2011
Blue Faery is proud to announce the call for submissions and nominations for the fourth annual Blue Faery Award (BFA) for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research. Blue Faery created the BFA to recognize medical professionals who develop innovative research in the fight against HCC, which currently has no cure. Previous BFA winners include Dr. Snorri S. Thorgeirsson (NCI); Dr. Jorge Marrero (Michigan); Dr. Hashem El-Serag (Baylor); and Dr. William Coleman (UNC). Visit our Blue Faery Award page for details. Applications and nominations are due January 31, 2012. Please contact Andrea Wilson with any questions.
Blue Faery grants new research award
1 October 2011
Dr. Daiki Miki of the Laboratory for Digestive Diseases, Center for Genomic Medicine, RIKEN, has been given the first Blue Faery Young Investigator Liver Cancer Research Award. Dr. Daiki Miki's research identifies genetic polymorphisms associated with liver cancer and viral hepatitis in order to develop new therapies. The doctor will receive the award at the AASLD Liver Meeting in November.
Listen to Founder Andrea Wilson on the radio
16 September 2011
Founder Andrea Wilson was interviewed live on the Les Brown radio show On Your Corner. The world's leading motivational speaker, Les Brown travels all over the United States seeking inspirational stories. He is also a two-time cancer survivor. To hear the five-minute interview, go to our Press Room and download the Les Brown radio interview 9/16/11 (audio file).
Liver Cancer News updated
15 September 2011
Blue Faery's Liver Cancer News page has been updated to reflect the most current news and medical updates about primary liver cancer aka hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have any HCC-related news that you would like us to feature on our Web site or in our upcoming summer newsletter, please email Andrea and put "Liver Cancer News item" in the subject line. For past liver cancer news, visit our Liver Cancer News Archives.
