The revolutionary charitable organization and crowdfunding platform Music Beats Cancer is getting at the heart of this systemic breakdown of our “War on Cancer.” The organization was established to exclusively support biomedical innovators and entrepreneurs developing real medical solutions for cancer, but facing the funding bottleneck known as the “Valley of Death.”
“The inversion 3 mutation drives a very aggressive leukemia biology that is considered high risk,” explains Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder, executive director, and chairman of the board at Music Beats Cancer. “This type of rare AML has a low remission rate, a high relapse rate, and a low chance of survival.”
The Valley of Death is a healthcare crisis, but the nonprofit, Music Beats Cancer, has an innovative way to help solve it, and it starts by getting everybody in the same room—or rather, the same concert hall.
MNT also contacted former cancer researcher and Music Beats Cancer founder Mona S. Jhaveri, PhD, who was not involved in the study. “It would be highly valuable to predict early PSA response because its values are strongly associated with progression-free overall survival,” she explained. “If we could predict response early, we could personalize treatment, enabling more targeted and safer treatments.”
According to Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder of cancer-fighting charity Music Beats Cancer, increasing cancer treatment accessibility requires improving cancer awareness and educating people about the importance of cancer screening tests.
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Music Beats Cancer, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the public to support breakthrough cancer-fighting innovations, announced today its upcoming Holiday Celebration on December 19 at Monty’s Sunset in South Beach, Miami, hosted in collaboration with The Residence Yacht Club.
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Dr Mona S Jhaveri, cancer researcher and founder of Music Beats Cancer, told the Daily Mail that about 88 percent of anal cancers are caused by HPV. The remaining 12 percent are attributed to other causes, primarily driven by chronic inflammation and immunosuppression.
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Dr. Mona Jhaveri, a cancer researcher and founder of Music Beats Cancer, told DailyMail.com that the medical establishment is ill-equipped to diagnose ovarian cancer with no widely accepted screening tools
The Trump administration has terminated millions of dollars that had been earmarked to support clinical trials and other vital biomedical research. According to Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder of pioneering cancer-fighting nonprofit Music Beats Cancer, researchers are scrambling to find other sources of funding for basic research.
"There are lots of sources of this misinformation and disinformation," says Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder of cancer research charity Music Beats Cancer, which raises funding for paradigm-shifting cancer research and promising biotech startups. "Some of these sources of misinformation are new, while others have been around for years. Some claims are clearly outrageous, but others sound surprisingly reasonable - until you take a closer look."
“There’s a critical funding gap killing promising cancer innovations,” Dr. Jhaveri explains. “When these projects fall into what is called ‘the valley of death,’ it’s not just ideas that die but the potential to save actual lives. Without bridge funding, groundbreaking treatments never reach the patients who desperately need them. This isn’t just a research problem; it’s a global health crisis affecting real people waiting for better solutions.”
“I thought, ‘A Q&A is a great idea,’” Dr. Jhaveri says, “except talking to scientific innovators tends to be boring. They speak monotonously about the details of their science. But what if the people asking the questions were kids? Kids are unfiltered, so this would force a more engaging and fun conversation...”
“Scott employs a team to find nonprofits that fit her giving criteria,” Dr. Jhaveri says. “In my experience, most donors don’t have this level of support. They normally give to nonprofits that they hear about from their network, where trust and credibility are already established.”
“The most important future trend for AI in healthcare is predicting disease before it happens,” Jhaveri says. “This is particularly important for diseases like cancer, since most cancers are curable by today’s standard of care if they are found at early stages.”
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By Dr. Mona S. Jhaveri, Founder & Executive Director Music Beats Cancer
“I think the goal of reducing cancer deaths by half is quite ambitious and will require much more. For example, Moonshot does not currently help the innovation community, where access to early-stage funding is paramount to advancing biomedical technologies,” said Jhaveri. “Innovators continue to be underrepresented and underfunded by government cancer-fighting initiatives, yet their role is critical.”
Mona Jhaveri, the founder of Music Beats Cancer, spent the early part of her career fighting cancer the way most people do — by spending long hours in a lab. With a degree in biochemistry, Jhaveri dedicated a large portion of her life to trying to understand how ovarian cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy. After her hard work led to an important discovery, she patented the work and created a company to help move the research from the lab to the people who needed it most. Little did she know, the hard part was just beginning.
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Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D., is a biochemist and founding executive director and chair of Music Beats Cancer, a Ridgefield-based nonprofit that addresses the challenge of cancer research funding.
“Each crowdfunding approach has its pros and cons,” she says, explaining that accessing capital this way is low risk, but you must be prepared for the possibility of not reaching your goal. Do it right, however, and all parties can come out ahead." Mona Jhaveri, Founder of Music Beats Cancer
The non-profit is a crowdfunding campaign with a mission to fund cancer cures by partnering with well-known and up-and-coming artists. Senior Tsering Cole, head of student engagement for the non-profit, said she got involved because of her passion for health equity and saw the campus as a perfect place to grow the project.
“With telemedicine, it’s easier than ever to get access to help and medications,” Dr. Jhaveri explains. “Telemedicine has made the entire process faster and more affordable for millions of people.”
“It’s targeted to specific prostate cancer cells. This enables internal and more precise radiation treatment, compared to external radiation treatment that uses radiation beams to target tumors,” she explains.
Dr. Jhaveri told Newsweek: "The symptoms of tumors in the brain range from headaches, seizures, changes in hearing, sight and personality disorders. Brain cancer during pregnancy is very rare, therefore symptoms might lead to misdiagnosis.
"Music Beats Cancer serves as a testament to the power of collective action, reminding us that when we come together, our impact knows no boundaries. Each step we take, each dollar we raise, brings us closer to a world where cancer is conquered," Rui Moreira, General Manager of Porsche Greenwich.
“I have friends who have cancer, had cancer, I feel that it’s a worthy cause…at the end of the day we got to take a hold of it [cancer] and somewhere there is an answer and somewhere there is a cure.” – Lawrence Taylor
Dr. Mona S. Jhaveri, a biotech scientist and cancer researcher in Ridgefield, Connecticut, told Fox News Digital that the likelihood of getting cancer depends on the types and the number of carcinogens that one is exposed to, as well as genetic factors.
"Ovarian cancer is often recurrent if caught at later stages," said Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D., a cancer researcher and founder of Music Beats Cancer in Washington, D.C.
Through partnerships with independent music artists, Music Beats Cancer is increasing the chances of more cancer treatments, monitoring and prevention tools, and diagnostics.
Groundbreaking new treatments mean improved outcomes for patients, and experts believe that advancements will only get better as time goes on.
Mona Jhaveri, PhD, who has shifted from working in lab-based settings to founding a non-profit called Music Beats Cancer, agrees that documents like these do shape the kinds of care available and that these outcomes are on long timelines.
Mona S. Jhaveri, PhD., founder and director of Music Beats Cancer, says that the study had some limitations, but that it has significant value for looking at ways to prevent cancer.
"Too many cancer-fighting solutions fail to make it to patients due to lack of funds required to prove principle," said Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder of Music Beats Cancer. "
Now, Dr Mona Jhaveri, a cancer researcher and founder of the Music Beats Cancer charity, has spoken about the fraud case.
In 2018, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin lost her life to a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
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Dr. Mona Jhaveri, cancer researcher and founder of Music Beats Cancer, a creative nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital that dense breast tissue occurs in half of all women ages 40 and up.
In honor of the late Aretha Franklin, known as ‘The Queen of Soul,’ who died of a rare form of pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018, the 501(c)(3) charity Music Beats Cancer will host a free virtual tribute on Thursday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. EST on LoopedLive, featuring an exclusive medley performed by R&B/hip-hop singer J. Holiday.
In honor of the late Aretha Franklin, known as ‘The Queen of Soul,’ who died of a rare form of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16, 2018, the 501(c)(3) charity Music Beats Cancer will host a free virtual tribute on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7:00 p.m. EST on LoopedLive, featuring an exclusive medley performed by R&B/hip-hop singer J. Holiday.
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Music Beats Cancer was planning a big reception at the BIO International Convention in San Diego; premiering the song written by a man who had battled cancer seemed like a great way to draw attention to the impact of the disease and the healing power of music.
In this Mental Health Minute video, Mona Jhaveri, PhD, of Music Beats Cancer discusses the under-researched area of mental health in patients with cancer and how Music Beats Cancer uses music to drive innovations that support the development of cancer-fighting solutions
Florida-based Singh Biotechnology is developing a new treatment approach that can shut off the “master switch” that controls cancer growth.
Many of the bands know firsthand the pain that cancer brings to the world.
Our mission is to develop medicine and therapeutics that dramatically improve and save the lives of people worldwide suffering from diseases, including cancer.
For decades, women have widely been underrepresented in both the realm of entrepreneurship and the broader technology industry.
Traditionally, research gets the funding, but Jhaveri wanted to shift money to the biotech innovators bringing cancer-fighting ideas to the patients.
My Indian-American heritage played a pivotal role in my evolution from cancer researcher turned biotech entrepreneur to leader of an innovative cancer-fighting charitable platform, Music Beats Cancer.
Music Beats Cancer is a DC nonprofit that raises funds for innovators working on cancer-fighting solutions.
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The existence of the “Valley of Death” has led some innovators and cancer researchers to find or create additional means to obtain funding for potential solutions in the ongoing fight against cancer.
Sonogen is partnering with DMV area non-profit Music Beats Cancer to raise funding to achieve the goal of reaching FDA regulatory approval. CEO of Sonogen Medical, Jason Winder, says the idea was inspired by his family who served in the armed forces.
Christina Custode (Cus-to-– de),– an acclaimed musician and award-winning vocalist based out of the Greater Buffalo area, has teamed up with Music Beats Cancer, a one-of-a-kind nonprofit, supporting the innovators working on cancer-beating solutions by fundraising through rising artists.
Already well-known for her live concerts – prepandemic, Custode was regularly touring around the region – and her talent – Custode is a Grammy Award-contending singer/songwriter/pianist – Custode has added virtual concerts to her repertoire.
Niagara Falls High School music teacher Christina Custode has more than a few pandemic-related challenges in her life right now, but she’s still has time to advocate for cancer awareness.
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The unique crowdfunding platform partners with musical artists across the US from various genres to raise money for cancer fighting solutions that are at risk of disappearing in a “funding bottleneck”.
A Maryland biotech company developed a test to help predict how sick you can get from COVID-19.
To help get this product to the market and into doctors’ hands, developers have partnered with the crowdfunding platform Music Beats Cancer.
The scientists have found an uncommon source to funding the test through a nonprofit called Music Beats Cancer.
IES Life Sciences and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s school of pharmacy are in the process of developing a nasal swab test that could predict the severity of COVID-19 symptoms a patient could face after testing positive.
For CEO David Spiegel, the mission quickly became personal due to the impacts of COVID-19 on his family.
A Milwaukee area native is using her music and platform to help fight cancer by teaming up with Music Beats Cancer, which raises funds to advance new cancer treatments.
On CBS 58 Sunday Morning, Brittany Lewis spoke with singer-songwriter Jules Iolyn about this new effort to combat the deadly disease.
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Dr. Jhaveri explains how Music Beats Cancer strategically aligns with emerging musical artists to help us generate a movement of change in the war on cancer.
If we ever wondered how important research is to identifying causes and cures for diseases that afflict society, the past nine months of the pervasive coronavirus have eliminated all doubt.
Translational research, the process of translating early discoveries into effective treatments for patients, is sometimes referred to as the “Valley of Death.” Why?
She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications.
When scientist Mona Jhaveri couldn’t find funding to commercialize her cancer research discovery, she was inspired to create a crowdfunding platform for cancer drug innovators.
The Platform Magazine June 2018 Issue features CEO Mona Jhaveri of Music Beats Cancer.
A first-of-its-kind charitable crowdfunding platform, called Music Beats Cancer, has set out to change how the war on cancer is fought and financed.
Healthcare innovators tackle how to improve the experience of those fighting for a healthy future.
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The Music Beats Cancer model empowers individuals to directly fund promising treatments.
