I've just been informed that research financed by L'Etoile de Martin has contributed to an article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology The goal has been to try to identify genetic causes of some tumors, and that research shows promising results in that respect.

Carmela Dantas-Barbosa, one of the scientists publishing this article, has her stipend paid for by the Etoile de Martin grant, and the plan of the association is to be able to continue to fund such research stipends on a regular basis. The efforts by volunteers over the past year ensure already that this will be done again this year, but this of course could not have been done without your contributions and support.

So many thanks again to all of you who have supported the association over the past couple of years.