NEWS AND BLOG

Meet Duncan Thomas, who was handed a virtual death sentence with his Stage IV terminal melanoma diagnosis.     Duncan was given 7-12 months to live after learning that the cancer had metastasized with tumors in his lungs and liver. He reached out to a friend from veterinary school who became the head of Translational Research at Bristol Myers, which […]

Double Your Impact with the 2018 Matching Campaign! Thanks to generous benefactors, Padres Pedal the Cause is offering a matching campaign for every new credit card or PayPal donation made online, up to $500, that is over a participant’s fundraising minimum! See below for the terms and conditions of the 2018 matching campaign: TIMING: Donations are […]

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Grant awards include inaugural funding for clinical trials Padres Pedal the Cause continues the fight against cancer through the announcement of a new wave of funding for local cancer research. Six translational research teams, comprised of members from across the region’s top NCI-designated Cancer Centers, and five clinical trials received funding to advance research that […]

1-in-8 women are expected to face a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime. Padres Pedal the Cause is proud to raise funds for our beneficiaries, where groundbreaking breast cancer research projects are taking place each day. In the past five years, Padres Pedal has raised $7.1 million, with 100% of that money going directly to […]

Meet Lota Ward, ultra runner and Padres Pedal the Cause SuperKid. Lota, now 12, began running long distances with his dad when he was just 7 years old, using the time on trail to clear his mind and connect with his family. He competed in his first half marathon, and was hooked, signing up for […]

“I ride in Padres Pedal because I’m a cancer survivor and I believe that the work that’s done through Pedal the Cause funds research that saved my life.” Meet Gene Smith, three-time Padres Pedal the Cause yellow jersey who has raised over $31,000 in the past four years. Gene rides on Team Velonoma – Melanoma […]

“When I got my diagnosis, heard HER2 POSITIVE, stage 3… I thought it was death sentence.” Meet Lauren, wife and mother of three young children, who had more life to give than a stage 3 aggressive breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 31 could take from her. Through the tremendous care she received at […]