Message from Eric Galvez, Founder and Executive Director

Welcome to mAssKickers.org! As the power of the Internet provides more information about one’s new diagnosis, the need for a website geared towards the newly diagnosed patient and his loved ones has emerged.  Patients are continually looking for information online. mAss Kickers is a very unique website. It is almost exactly everything I was looking for when I was first diagnosed with a brain tumor in Oct 2005. 

mAss Kickers Foundation was built on 3 Pillars: Promoting KNOWLEDGE, promoting UNITY, and promoting RESEARCH.  (We focus on the K.U.R. ^TM, while not losing sight of the elusive "cure" for tumors/cancer.) mAss Kickers Foundation believes that:

1. KNOWLEDGE - One of the first places a newly diagnosed patient or his/her loved ones looks for information is the Internet.  Our website presents KNOWLEDGE  to the newly diagnosed tumor/cancer patient AND their loved ones through:

• links to diagnosis-specfic organizations,
• links to diagnosis-specific blogs,
• interviews with diagnosis specific Featured mAss Kickers, and
• articles written by health experts or diagnosis specific survivors.

We understand how intimidating this process is for everyone involved when you or a loved one gets an intimidating diagnosis.  We just want to provide helpful resources to make the process a little easier.  The information contained on this website is intended to be added to your “mAss Kicking Arsenal” and not intended to replace advice from your physician! Please check out our mAss Kicking Arsenal… we’ll be expanding it!

2. UNITY - A shared common "pugilistic attitude" can promote unity among all types of tumors and cancer. Unity is also needed between the patient and his/her loved ones.  We believe that attention-grabbing campaigns and unique events can unify ALL those touched by tumors /cancer under a shared rebelious attitude. The store will provide products that promote unity and knowledge among all those touched by tumors/cancer. Through unity, true leaders in the struggle will emerge.

3. RESEARCH - Supporting research will pave the way for progress in: more efficient diagnosis, efficient treatment, improved mortality rates, improved quality of life for patients, and diagnosis-specific symptom management..  Stand Up To Cancer was selected as the 2010 benficiary due to their dedication to cancer research.

Please take a look around.  I am very excited about this website because I think it has very good potential to help a lot of people and unite all the "mAss Kickers" in the fight against tumors/cancer. Thank you for your support.  ARE YOU A mASS KICKER? LET’S START KICKING mASS!

Eric Anthony Galvez PT DPT CSCS
Executive Director mAss Kickers

1/25/10

Information about mAss Kickers Foundation

What is a mAss Kicker?

Mission Statement

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mAss Kickers Foundation's Goals

We could use your support accomplishing our goals!

mAss Kickers is not only a HUB for online resources to provide INFORMATION to patients and their loved ones, but ALSO a place where people can share a PUGILISTIC ATTITUDE towards all tumors/cancer.

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