Brain tumor advance

3/6/14 8:02:14 PM -- chambersburg, PA -- Family photos hang on the wall behind Trevor Wyant. Trevor and his wife Lenore lost their son to a brain tumor -- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma -- October, 2011.

Lenore Wyant lost her son to an almost universally fatal brain tumor, but agreed to donate his tumor (in an autopsy) to St. Jude’s, which has used tumor samples like these to make a big discovery about this rare cancer. Turns out that 80% of these rare tumors (only 200 to 300) a year have the same genetic mutations. Doctors hope to use this information to create a new drug, which could take years. But the knowledge is giving parents solace in knowing their kids left a legacy that may help other parents avoid losing their children. -- Photo by Matt Roth, Freelance

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: 140306_Brain_Tumor_Donation_168.JPG
Copyright: Matt Roth
Image Size: 2749x2756 / 2.4MB; mattrothphoto.com; Trevor Wyant Lenore Wyant Gabrielle Wyant Foster Wyant Difuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma DIPG family bi-racial lost a son brain tumor donated to science
Contained in galleries

3/6/14 8:02:14 PM -- chambersburg, PA -- Family photos hang on the wall behind Trevor Wyant. Trevor and his wife Lenore lost their son to a brain tumor -- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma -- October, 2011. <br />
<br />
Lenore Wyant lost her son to an almost universally fatal brain tumor, but agreed to donate his tumor (in an autopsy) to St. Jude’s, which has used tumor samples like these to make a big discovery about this rare cancer. Turns out that 80% of these rare tumors (only 200 to 300) a year have the same genetic mutations. Doctors hope to use this information to create a new drug, which could take years. But the knowledge is giving parents solace in knowing their kids left a legacy that may help other parents avoid losing their children. -- Photo by Matt Roth, Freelance