• 2024 Annual Patient Meeting

    Marriott 6580 Fannin Street, Houston, United States

    Founded in 2007, the annual DTRF Patient Meeting is our signature patient support event of the DTRF Together We Will Weekend. It always takes place on Saturday, the day before our annual RFA Walk. The meeting includes educational presentations by clinicians and researchers, with questions from the audience, as well as a talk by a desmoid patient. Content is geared […]

  • 2024 RFA Walk

    Houston Zoo 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    The 2024 RFA Walk offers something for everyone; build a team, participate as an individual, create awareness, and help fundraise for a cure! Running for Answers (RFA), founded in Philadelphia by desmoid tumor patient Sera Snyder in 2009, is the annual DTRF signature fundraising event. This year, the desmoid tumor patient community and supporters will come […]

  • Swing for a Cure – St. Louis

    The Ortwerth family invites you to the 6th Annual Swing For A Cure - St. Louis to raise funds for desmoid tumor research! Register HERE for this special event.

  • Desmoid Tumor Awareness Month: Facebook Live with Amanda MacKinnon

    Celebrate Desmoid Tumor Awareness Month with us! On Thursday, September 25th at 3pm ET, join us for a Facebook Live featuring Amanda MacKinnon, caregiver of a desmoid tumor patient. The conversation will focus on Amanda's caregiver journey.

  • Educational Webinar: “Cryoablation: What We Know and Don’t Know”

    Register today for the upcoming educational webinar hosted by the DTRF with special guests Bernd Kasper, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim University Medical Center in Germany and Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Oncology from Strasbourg University- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg in France. During this webinar, Dr. Kurtz will talk about how […]

  • DTRF Lunch N’ Learn: “Reproductive/fertility considerations for desmoid tumor patients”

    During this virtual event, Dr. Laurie McKenzie will share how you can obtain a fertility assessment before and after treatment for desmoid tumors. She will share fertility preservation options available for both men and women. Also, she'll provide some additional reliable resources in terms of fertility preservation options and reproductive considerations. This will be a […]

  • 3rd Annual Pink in the Rink

    The Pink in the Rink fundraiser will include games played by the Orchard Lake Hockey Association followed by three games featuring the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (OLSM) hockey teams vs their rival – Brother Rice (BR), culminating with the Varsity game at 7:00pm.  Throughout the day there will be basket raffles, 50/50 raffles as well […]

  • Navigating Your Desmoid Tumor Diagnosis: A 1/2 day patient education and networking opportunity

    Have questions about your desmoid tumor diagnosis?  Want to learn from sarcoma specialists who work with desmoid tumors? Looking to come face-to-face with other patients and caregivers who share your journey? Join us on February 8th at Pennsylvania Hospital's Zubrow Auditorium in Center City Philadelphia for an opportunity to connect with and learn from other desmoid tumor […]

  • Facebook Live with Desmoid Tumor Patient: Amy Beitz

    In honor of Rare Disease Day this year, join us LIVE on Facebook on February 27th, at 6 PM ET for a conversation with desmoid tumor patient, Amy Beitz! You don't want to miss Amy share her desmoid tumor story. To join the event and ask questions, visit our Facebook Live Event link in our […]

  • Ask the Radiologist: A Q+A about Imaging

    The DTRF is excited to try new and different ways of sharing knowledge with the desmoid patient community. Join us for “Ask the Radiologist”, a unique opportunity to virtually - face-to-face - speak with a leading radiologist about your desmoid tumor questions on Monday, March 24th at 6PM ET. This conversation will be an *unrecorded* […]

  • 2025 RFA Virtual

    Running for Answers (RFA) is going VIRTUAL! Even though there won't be an in-person run or walk this year, help the DTRF carry on the RFA tradition and make a bigger impact by launching a virtual fundraiser today! Running for Answers was founded in Philadelphia by desmoid tumor patient Sera Snyder in 2009 and quickly became DTRF's annual fundraising […]