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CURE® Magazine Announces Winners of 2017 GBM Heroes® AwardsCURE® magazine, the nation's leading consumer digital and print media enterprise focused entirely on patients with cancer, honored Al Musella, D.P.M.; Linda Liau, M.D.; Kay Verble; and Matt Anthony as this year's winners of its third annual Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Heroes® Awards. The celebration gala took place yesterday at the City View at the Metreon in San Francisco during the 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171117005500/en/ Maria Menounos with the 2017 GBM Heroes "Each year, we are honored to award these heroes, who have made significant impact in the GBM community. We are proud of their contributions and are pleased to bring these heroes forward to be recognized for their hard work," said Michael J. Hennessy Jr., president of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., parent company of CURE® magazine. Guest speaker Maria Menounos presented an emotional keynote address during the gala. An actress, a writer and a TV host, Menounos has also been a New York Times bestselling author and CEO and co-founder of AfterBuzz TV, and she has delved into professional wrestling. Most important, Menounos is a brain tumor survivor and a caregiver for her mother, who is battling brain cancer. The honorees of the 2017 GBM Heroes® Award were nominated by patients, healthcare professionals, advocates and peers for their dedication to the field of glioblastoma multiforme. The winners have excelled in providing care for patients, tremendously contributed to research and strongly advocated to advance the scientific research. The CURE® magazine 2017 GBM Heroes® are:
The GBM Heroes® Recognition program is sponsored by Novocure, a global oncology company. About CURE® CURE Media Group is the leading resource for cancer updates, research and education. It combines a full suite of media products, including its industry leading website, CUREtoday.com; innovative video programs, such as CURE Connections®; a series of widely attended live events; and CURE® magazine, which reaches over 1 million readers. CURE Media Group is part of the Cranbury, New Jersey-based Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc. family of businesses, which includes the acclaimed OncLive® (www.onclive.com) platform of resources for the practicing oncologist. For more information, visit curetoday.com or mjhassoc.com. About Novocure Novocure is a global oncology company pioneering a novel therapy for solid tumors called Tumor Treating Fields, or TTFields. Headquartered in Jersey Isle, U.K., Novocure's U.S. operations are based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New York City. The company also has offices in Switzerland, Germany, and Japan, as well as a research center in Haifa, Israel. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171117005500/en/ |