Living with fibroids is a discouraging reality for millions of women around the world. In addition to the pain and anxiety they face every day, fibroid sufferers must struggle to determine the best treatment to relieve their symptoms.
Now, there’s some great news. In 2004, the FDA approved a new treatment for uterine fibroids that is non-invasive and can be performed on an outpatient basis. It’s called focused ultrasound.
And there’s a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women with uterine fibroids take advantage of it.
That’s Fibroid Relief. At Fibroid Relief, we are committed to raising awareness of the benefits of focused ultrasound among patients, physicians, and insurance companies through education and advocacy. Our goal is to ensure that this breakthrough treatment becomes more widely available and better accepted. While on our website, you’ll find: information about focused ultrasound and other treatment options, the location of the nearest treatment center, and guidance to help you work more effectively with your insurer.
While you’re here, we hope you will join our mailing list so that you’ll always be informed about the latest developments with uterine fibroids in this wonderful new treatment.
Sincerely,
The Fibroid Relief Team
Fibroid Relief Team
Joy Polefrone, Ph.D. – Founder
Tracey Daniels – Patient Support Outreach Associate
Joy Polefrone, Ph.D. – Founder
Joy Polefrone, Ph.D. is the Focal Drug Delivery Program Director at the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation, an internally driven research initiative at the Foundation which was launched in early 2010. Previously, Dr. Polefrone served as the Director of Patient Support Organizations at the Foundation from May 2008 – January 2010. During this time, she founded the FUS Foundation’s first Patient Support Organization, Fibroid Relief (www.fibroidrelief.org), and served as its Executive Director from October 2008-February 2010. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Polefrone worked as a biotech equity analyst at CRT Capital Group in Stamford, CT. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2006 in the Laboratory of Donald F. Hunt, Ph.D. The focus of her doctoral dissertation was the use of mass spectrometry to interrogate research questions related to cancer immunology and immunotherapy.
Tracey Daniels – Patient Support Outreach Associate
Tracey is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and has more than a decade of communications experience in the nonprofit sector. A member of the Foundation team since July of 2010, she coordinates activities related to patient outreach, public events and treatment center partnerships. She also manages social media and other communications activities for the Foundation’s Fibroid Relief initiative. Interested in health care issues, Daniels is excited to be involved in educating women about treatment options and in promoting a new technology.
