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The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is proud to announce that we have been designated a Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Charity Partner! BCAN has been allocated 25 guaranteed entries for the 38th Annual Marine Corps Marathon to be held on October 27, 2013; an event that sold out in 2 hours and 41 minutes in 2012.
  • We are looking at building “Team BCAN” to not only run in the event and raise awareness for bladder cancer but to raise needed funds for fostering research and patient education. According to the Marine Corps Marathon, there is not a required qualifying time to participate in the event, but all runners should maintain at least a 14 minute mile pace. In order to become a member of “Team BCAN” and officially have a slot in this year’s race, you must be registered through BCAN.
  • No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.
  • If you are interested in becoming a member of BCAN’s team or have any questions, please contact Larry Rzepka, BCAN’s Executive Director, at lrzepka@bcan.org.
  • Eila Skinner, M.D.
    Chair, Department of Urology
    Stanford University School of Medicine

    Dr. Skinner graduated from Stanford University and obtained her medical training from USC School of Medicine.  She completed a residency in Urology at LAC+USC Medical Center, and then did a fellowship in Urologic Oncology under Dr. Donald Skinner.  She joined the faculty at USCE in the Department of Urology in 1990.  She was an Associate Professor of Clinical Urology, and the Program Director for the residency program, and is now Chair of the Department of Urology at Stanford. Her primary research interests are in the area of cancer prevention, superficial bladder cancer and urinary tract reconstruction.