The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation’s Blog has been home to a variety of content ranging from patient perspectives to updates on medical advancements. Contributors like patients Christy Landon and Bekki Slater, along with caregivers Dave Fleischer and Jessica Thomas, share news and personal anecdotes. The blog serves as a resource to get familiar with the work of the Foundation. Keep an eye out for new posts as together we explore the world of cholangiocarcinoma and the tireless work towards a cure!
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🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Stories of Hope
Cancer can take away a lot of things but never hope. The Foundation honors survivors and recognizes several friends who have been willing to share their stories of how they are living with #CCAHope.
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Share Gratitude and Give Back
Home / Blog / As the holiday season approaches, we invite you to look for ways to show gratitude and give back to the CCF…
Bruce Coppock, Former Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, Dies at age 71
Bruce Coppock, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) and former President and Managing Director of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, died at 71 after a long battle with bile duct cancer.
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Candles for the Cure 2022
Home / Blog / The tradition continues with 2022 Candles for the Cure. This holiday season, Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation invites everyone to take part in our annual…
Monthly Scientific Update – December 2022
The Oral Microbiome in Cholangiocarcinoma: A Potential Biomarker that Could Promote Early Detection
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – 5 Ways to Give
Home / Blog / As 2022 comes to a close, there are a number of opportunities to support the Foundation. Your year-end giving makes an…
Learning to say goodbye
For me, the most challenging part of cholangiocarcinoma was not all the chemo and disruption but dealing with my mortality. When I was diagnosed in…
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – National Children’s Grief Awareness Day
Home / Blog / Yesterday, November 17, was National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation recognizes the children of many of our patients who…
Giving Tuesday 2022
Thank you to everyone that participated in Giving Tuesday 2022! Donations Last year on Giving Tuesday, people came together to raise more than $2.7 billion…
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Vietnam Veterans and Cholangiocarcinoma
Home / Blog / Did you know Sheila Harrison was the first widow to have the Department of Veteran Affairs rule that her husband, Edward…
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Five Caregiver Perspectives
Home / Blog / November is National Family Caregiver Month (NFCM)! The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation recognizes NFCM as a time to celebrate the contributions of caregivers.…
CCF’s Discussion Board
Dear Friends, On October 12, 2005, my brother was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. Thus began a journey I could not have foreseen. I was a stay-at-home…