Charity Pool Tournament Will Benefit Local Brain Tumor Charity

Sept. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Stefanie Macaluso became aware of how devastating a brain tumor is to a family after her boyfriend’s father, Rob Schram, was diagnosed with melanoma which subsequently metastasized to his brain.  When he was diagnosed with melanoma, he received 11 rounds of chemotherapy and began to have some complications with his leg.  An MRI of the brain revealed four tumors which had formed in the brain.  Doctors immediately began radiation treatment in an effort to slow the growth of the tumors.  When the largest of the tumors began to bleed, surgery was performed to remove the tumor that was causing the majority of the problems.

After learning about Miles for Hope and their mission and dedication to raising awareness and funding for cutting edge brain tumor research and clinical trials, Stefanie registered for the Moving Towards A Cure® event in Clearwater.   “In addition to registering for the event, Stefanie committed to helping us raise critically needed funding for brain tumor awareness and research”, stated Barb Gibbs, Executive Director of Miles for Hope.  “We are currently funding vaccine clinical trials for brain tumor which are showing the most promise and hope for this disease over the past two decades.  Thanks to the involvement of individuals like Stefanie, we can continue to find better treatments that provide a better quality of life for those suffering with brain tumors, and ultimately a cure for it”.

Brain tumors currently affect over 200,000 people each year, one person every 3 minutes in the United States, and they are the leading cause of solid tumor cancer death in children under the age of 20.  In addition, brain tumors are the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in males under the age of 39.  

The charity pool tournament will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Park Place Billiard Club located at 420 Park Place Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33759.  Entry into the tournament is $10. We will be playing APA rules. Registration begins at 12pm and tournament will begin at 1pm. Park Place will be giving every person who participates a free drink or one free hour of pool.  Prizes will be awarded for the tournament and raffles will also be held.

For additional information on this or other events, please contact Miles for Hope at (727) 781-HOPE (4673) or visit the website at http://MilesForHope.org

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About Miles for Hope: Miles for Hope is dedicated to raising awareness and funding of cutting edge brain tumor research as well as clinical trials and to providing travel assistance to qualified patients. Through our work, we intend on finding not only treatments that provide a better quality of life for those suffering with brain cancer, but to find a cure for it