Verena Heinzen Perez's Fundraiser
The ROS1ders Need More Research!
Please join me and help make a difference --
Dear friends!
As most of you know, I was diagnosed in January 2024 with Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with a rare mutation called ROS1. The disease cannot be cured but "thanks" to the ROS1 mutation, available targeted treatments can keep the cancer in check and provide patients with a lot of hope for many years of a good quality of life.
Many people are not aware that the number one cancer killer for women is not breast cancer. In the U.S. alone, lung cancer kills more women than ANY other cancer. Only about 1% of all lung cancer patients worldwide have the ROS1 mutation - we call ourselves the ROS1ders - and compared to other cancers, the research for ROS1 lung cancer is completely underfunded.
Please join me in the research funding effort and supporting real change! The ROS1ders are raising money to support patient-partnered research into our own disease, and we could use your help. Our ongoing projects in need of support include The ROS1 Cancer Model project, the ROS1 Real World Data project, and ROS1+ cancer seed grants.
With your help, we're so excited to move forward and help those with ROS1+ cancer improve outcomes! Visit our websites to learn more about the ROS1ders at https://www.theros1ders.org/ and their patient-partnered research at The ROS1ders Global Initiative.
Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for The ROS1ders!
THANK YOU!!!