Kanzius in the News

ERIE, Pa. (May 10, 2013) – Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation announces a $1 million gift from a generous supporter who wishes to remain anonymous.   Read More »

Reflecting back over the past couple of weeks on the tragic events in Boston and the deadly explosion in Texas, the strength and kindness of humanity showed resilience that I don’t think the U.S. has seen since the aftermath of September 11^th. Millions of people came together across the country, showing their faith and offering thoughts and prayers to both parts of the country. The messages of “We Are Boston,” “We Are West,” and “We Are One,” resounded loud and clear. It is never more clear than in times of uncertainty and turmoil, that the human race can come together to show support and courage.  Read More »

Kansas University graduate and former swim team member Tyghe Nielsen jumped in the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center pool Saturday ready to compete and with a specific opponent in mind: cancer. Tyghe was swimming in the Drown Out Cancer Swim-A-Thon, a community event he organized to raise money for the KU Cancer Center and the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. Read More »

Hopefully over the next few weeks, Western Pennsylvania will start to see a change in environment as the weather turns from a cold and dull gray into a brighter and warmer atmosphere. When spring arrives, hopes for a fresh start come along with it – we shed our winter coats, deep clean our houses, and plant flowers. After a harsh winter, we hope for a better, brighter few months ahead, but with that hope is a reminder that hope alone does not bring change – it requires work.  Read More »

"Today is another monumental day for the Kanzius Foundation," shares Maryann Yochim, Board of Directors President, as she co-signs a check in the amount of $274,550 for research led by Dr. Steven Curley at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read More »

February is always a special month of remembrance for the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation as February 18 is the day of John Kanzius’ passing; it marks four years since John succumbed to a rare form of B-cell leukemia. During this time of year, we always take time to remember John, his experiences, and why his dream of “a better way” is essential. Each morning, I take a moment to think about what motivates me personally to make his dream a reality.  Read More »

Every amazing nonprofit organization owes a great amount of its success to the people who dedicate their time, money, and effort to the cause. Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation is extremely blessed to be an organization with thousands of people who firmly believe in “a better way.” We depend entirely on their strengths, belief and hope.  Read More »

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA (JANUARY 17, 2013) – Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation has released a national Public Service Announcement (PSA) which will begin airing today.

The PSA focuses on Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation’s message of the need for “a better way” to treat cancer, featuring six individuals who have, in some way, been affected by the disease. Filming for the PSA took place at the Kanzius Foundation’s first national conference, faces2012, where conference attendees were encouraged to share their stories for the PSA project. Read More »

People look forward to New Year’s Day because it brings feelings of renewal, a promise of new beginnings and an acknowledgment for change. Most importantly, January 1^st gives people a sense of hope. A hope that the New Year will bring prosperity and that perhaps major change will be made in our own lives. Read More »

A generous donor pledged to match all donations up to $100,000 that came in between November 20th and Decemeber 19th, and thanks to all of your support that goal was not only matched but surpassed!  Read More »

Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation has always had one goal in mind: to get research to the FDA in order to treat the very first human patient. I want to revisit our mission this month to solidify the importance of everything we do. The mission is simple: to create national and global awareness of the potentials of the Kanzius Noninvasive Radiowave Cancer Treatment and raise funds to help accelerate the speed at which research progresses through human trials. Read More »

Late last month during an event for cancer treatment research Glenn Beck said “cancer crosses all lines.” Although Beck as the choice keynote speaker for the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation National Conference was controversial to some — seen in comments from the foundation’s Facebook page — he said “we’re all in this together.” And, as the Erie Times-News reported, Beck wasn’t talking about politics during the event either. That’s because finding a better way to treat cancer — a method to help patients deal with the disease through a less painful treatment — is something everyone can agree upon. Read More »

We just wrapped up the first, of what I hope is many, national conferences for Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation.

I don't think I will come down from the high that this amazing two-day event gave me, my team and our guests from all over North America. A big thank-you to everyone who made faces2012 possible. And our most sincere thanks to Glenn Beck, who was the highlight of the weekend, inspiring every single face in the room to keep believing. Read More »

Radio and television talk-show host Glenn Beck called John Kanzius a hero, not a victim.

Cancer may have killed Kanzius before his external radio-frequency device was ready for human trials, but that doesn't diminish his accomplishment, Beck said. Read More »

Researchers have discovered the Kanzius external radio-frequency device doesn't need nanoparticles -- microscopic pieces of metal injected into cells -- to effectively kill cancer.

Radio waves by themselves can make chemotherapy drugs more effective at treating some types of cancer, said Steven Curley, M.D., lead researcher for the late John Kanzius' device at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read More »

The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation takes a major step forward today and Saturday with its Faces2012 conference highlighting progress on finding a noninvasive treatment for cancer and showcasing real people who have dealt with the realities of a cancer diagnosis. Read More »

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. -Jonas Salk, inventor of the first Polio vaccine.

Cancer is non-partisan.

It doesn’t care whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice; it doesn’t care what you think about tax rates; and it certainly doesn’t care whom you vote for. Read More »

The 5th Annual Lilly Broadcaing "Community for Kanzius" Telethon was a huge success. In just three hours, the generous donations helped raised over $109,000 and counting. Read More »

When the first of October comes around, most people can be found reveling in the changes of the season, adapting to the colder weather and beginning preparations for Halloween.  That holiday is the one night of the year when children and adults alike can wear masks to become their favorite superhero; but there are those heroes who walk among us every day and they are the faces of the fight against cancer. Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation has always focused on the faces of the fight. In fact in this column, I have shared how these faces inspire us and serve as a reminder of the cause. Read More »

Erie, Pa (September 18, 2012) – Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation (KCRF) announces Scott Burton as the closing guest speaker along with an updated agenda for their faces2012 conference. Read More »

Erie, Pa (September 6, 2012) –Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation (KCRF) announces keynote speaker, Glenn Beck, and additional updates for its first national conference, faces2012 (www.faces2012.org), which will be taking place October 26-28, 2012 at the Ambassador Conference Center in Erie, Pa. Read More »

Half of the men and a third of the women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes, and almost eight million people worldwide die from cancer each year. On September 7^th, faces from around the country will come together along with the major TV networks and celebrities to remember those we have lost to cancer and to celebrate those who are still with us on Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Day. Read More »

The world recently lost a journalist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director, and blogger; and one astonishing woman -- the beloved Nora Ephron. At the age of 71, Ephron died of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia. It was a tragic death that deeply touched us at Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. Read More »

The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation is hoping to use a grass roots approach in the nation's classrooms to raise money for the groundbreaking treatment. Read More »

The recent diagnosis of Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts with myelodysplastic syndrome caused millions of Americans to realize the long-lasting effects chemotherapy and radiation can have on cancer patients. Read More »

In America alone, there are over 12 million people living with a history of cancer. 12 million people understand the immensity and complexity of the feelings that arise when they hear the words “you have cancer.” They have lived through the rounds of doctor appointments, treatments, conversations with loved ones and the mixture of fear and joy that comes with remission. Along with the many lives that cancer has taken from us, the survivors inspire researchers to work towards a better way to treat cancer. On June 2nd, cancer survivors, family, and friends came together to acknowledge National Cancer Survivor Day.  Read More »

Erie, Pa (June 2, 2012) –Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation (KCRF) receives recognition from the Lester Smith Pink Well Challenge, collecting a total of $325,919.06 towards the continued research of the Kanzius Noninvasive Radiowave Cancer Treatment. Read More »

When President Richard Nixon announced a "war on cancer" in 1971, who could have imagined that part of that offensive would originate in Erie?

Actually, the experts have moved away from war imagery in the language used to describe strategies to prevent, detect, treat and cure cancer. If we had stuck with the war analogy, who wouldn't feel battle fatigue after a four-decade engagement? Read More »

Erie, Pa (May 10, 2012) –The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation (KCRF) reveals the new logo for a three day national conference, faces2012, taking place October 26-28, 2012 at the Ambassador Conference Center in Erie, Pa.  Read More »

April was another incredible month for the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation and our efforts to make the dream of John Kanzius a reality.

For the third year, the Tribeca Film Festival has handed out Disruptive Innovators awards and, this year, the Kanzius Foundation was recognized for achievements in cancer research. Read More »

HOUSTON, Texas (KDKA) — One of the nation’s top cancer doctors is working with a machine that could end up being a major breakthrough in treating the killer disease. Read More »

When we think of cancer in broad terms, we usually think about the grandpa diagnosed with lung cancer or the mother of three suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. Rarely is our initial thought about children or young adults diagnosed with the disease. Each victim faces a world of change. Read More »

I should know better than to go to a show that is about cancer on the "Great White Way." But, while I was in New York City recently, I had the opportunity to attend a limited engagement of Margaret Edson's one-act Off-Broadway production of "W;t." Read More »

We just recognized World Cancer Day on Saturday, but for most cancer patients and families, every day is a remembrance of their cancer. Rituals of doctor's appointments, chemotherapy treatments and unbearable side effects are repeated just as they were the day before. Read More »

A couple days before the entry of the New Year, I watched the newly released movie "New Year's Eve." In both "NYE" scenarios, the celebrations were crazy and people were having a good time, just as they were last year, and the year before and long before that.

People love to celebrate and New Year's Eve is a perfect opportunity to do that -- to reflect on past resolutions and accomplishments and start fresh with a new slate of "this year I'm going to ..." challenges. Read More »

For the past 31 consecutive days in October, I made a concerted effort to wear pink, the breast cancer color. While this was no easy task, neither is living with cancer. Wearing pink everyday constantly reminded me that cancer never takes a break. Read More »

The concept of electing to undergo a double mastectomy, when diagnosed with what is essentially "stage zero" cancer, is one that is foreign to most women. However, as comedian Wanda Sykes revealed recently on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," it is a reflection of the frightening nature of cancer, and all of the associated and often painful treatments for this deadly illness. Read More »

Be patient. That seems to be the take-away message from the much-anticipated visit of Dr. Stephen Curley to Erie on Thursday. Curley is the lead researcher on the cancer treatment device invented by Erie radio engineer John Kanzius. Curley announced during his trip to Erie from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston that progress has been made in testing the effectiveness of the Kanzius' device to kill cancer cells. Curley's research shows that the external radio-frequency generator destroys cancer cells in live mice without harming healthy tissue. He used a baseball analogy to explain the significance of that finding. Read More »

The manuscript illustrates how Drs. Steven A. Curley and Evan S. Glazer’s studies prove that radiofrequency fields can treat pancreatic tumors, which today, kill more than 95% of diagnosed patients. Read More »

Researchers have shown that they can target cancer cells with tiny pieces of gold and destroy the cells by using the Kanzius Non-invasive Radio Wave Cancer Treatment.

The success clears a major hurdle in proving that the Millcreek Township inventor's device can be used to successfully treat cancer in humans. Read More »