cureMEC in the News
Webinars with cureMEC
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The Power of Advocacy: Collective Strength Through the Rare Cancer Patient Voice
In this TargetCancer Foundation Lunch and Learn Webinar, four rare cancer patients and advocates who are making a powerful impact in the field discussed their personal experiences. May 2025
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The Power of Personal Experience: Patients and Caregivers as Drivers of Rare Cancer Research
The Power of Personal Experience: Patients and Caregivers as Drivers of Rare Cancer Research was a panel discussion at the TargetCancer Foundation’s Think Tank in Nov. 2024
cureMEC in the News
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KOB-TV: Growing push to add interstate medical compact to special session agenda
There’s a growing push for New Mexico to join some new interstate medical compacts. Those are national agreements that allow doctors in one state to more easily treat patients —
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KSFR: Doctor in the House? A series on NM’s provider shortage (Part 3)
This three-part series delves into a range of issues relating to New Mexico’s shortage of physicians and healthcare providers. Listen to the series on KSFR.
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Advocates fear session’s clock will run out on critical interstate medical compacts
Over the past four years, parents Michael Casaus and Naomi Natale have been making periodic trips across the Texas border. They hope the New Mexico
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Albuquerque Journal: OpEd by Michael Casaus and Naomi Natale: Our young son with cancer needs the legislature to pass the medical compact
In October 2021, when he was just 2 years old, our beautiful son Sebastián was diagnosed with Stage IV Myoepithelial Carcinoma (MEC)
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Santa Fe New Mexican: OpEd by Michael Casaus and Naomi Natale: Our young son with cancer needs the legislature to pass the medical compact
In October 2021, our beautiful 2-year-old son Sebastián was diagnosed with Stage 4 myoepithelial carcinoma, or MEC, an ultrarare and aggressive cancer that has no proven treatment.
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KRQE NEWS 13: Family of two-year-old with cancer raising awareness about the disease
The parents of a 2-year-old diagnosed with a rare form of cancer are racing against time to fund research into the disease.
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KRQE-TV NEWS 13: Father shaves head to support three-year-old battling rare cancer
An Albuquerque father is showing support for his young son, who is battling cancer, while raising money to help others like him.