July 2025 Letter from METAvivor’s President
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. METAVivor President and Director of Research I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. We are busy gearing up for the relaunch of Sea to Sea for […]
July 2025 Letter from METAvivor’s Director of Research
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. METAvivor President and Director of Research Those researchers invited to submit a full application are hard at work – applications are due at the end of […]
July 2025 Letter from the Advocacy Team
BY METAvivor Advocacy Team Dear METAvivor Advocates, Greetings from your METAvivor Advocacy team! This month, we’ve continued our strong advocacy on your behalf, monitoring key legislative and budget developments, joining […]
FY 2026 Appropriations Hearing Testimony
BY Alpha Lilstrom Cheng, METAvivor Board Vice President Submitted by: Alpha Lillstrom Cheng, Board Vice President, METAvivor Prepared For: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Regarding: FY 2026 […]
June 2025 Letter from METAvivor’s President
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. METAvivor President and Director of Research There is so much work going on behind the scenes at METAvivor. I’ve been putting on my “used to be […]
June 2025 Letter from the Advocacy Team
BY METAvivor Advocacy Team Dear METAvivor Advocates, Greetings from your METAvivor Advocacy team! This month, we’ve engaged in numerous advocacy efforts on your behalf, including monitoring legislative and budget […]
June 2025 Letter from the Director of Peer-to-Peer
BY Janice Cowden Director of Peer-to-Peer At METAvivor, we believe in the power of peer connection—especially for those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). That’s why our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Support […]
Together for Hope: METAvivor x Ageless Zen
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. “As a mom, as a doctor, and now as an advocate for and a person living with metastatic breast cancer, I’ve never really been good about […]
Spring 2025 – Welcome from METAvivor’s President
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. METAvivor President and Director of Research Phew, it’s been a crazy start to 2025 but we’ve hit the ground running here at METAvivor. As you […]
Letter from METAvivor’s Director of Research
BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D. METAvivor President and Director of Research METAvivor’s core mission is to fund research that will benefit those of us whose cancer has already metastasized. We are […]
A Record-Breaking Year: 195 LOIs Received for METAvivor’s 2025 Research Grants
We’re thrilled to share exciting news from METAvivor: we have received 195 Letters of Intent (LOIs) for our 2025 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research grant cycle — nearly double the number we typically receive […]
Perspective of a Breast Cancer Researcher in a Rapidly Degenerating Funding and Support Landscape
BY Gloria Echeverria, PhD Feb 25, 2025 Note: These views are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my current employer, Baylor College of Medicine, my prior employer […]