Australian Children's Brain Cancer Conference: Advancing Research and Treatment

The Australian Children's Brain Cancer Conference is a pivotal annual event developed by the Children’s Brain Cancer Centre, the Children’s Hospital Foundation, and The Cure Starts Now Australia that is dedicated to advancing research, treatment, and support for children affected by brain cancer. Held in March, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia, this conference brought together leading scientists, medical professionals, and advocacy groups to collaborate on innovative solutions to improve survival rat

Canada Based Non-Profit Selected to be the Newest International Chapter of The Cure Starts Now

The Cure Starts Now Canada is the newest international chapter in honor of their son, Liam with whom they lost to DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) Victoria, British Columbia  February 2022­­ – The Cure Starts Now is expanding its international presence into Canada.  With chapters that extend across the United States and Australia it was important for us to build a partnership and friendship with our northern neighbor.  The Cure Starts Now Canada was formed in honor of 3-year-old little Li

Greater Victoria rallies behind boy battling cancer

Make every moment count. That is the mantra that has guided the Comboye family since three-year-old Liam, the oldest of two sons, received a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Remembering Liam Comboye: Family to set up non-profit for toddler who died of cancer

A Greater Victoria family is turning the grief of losing their three-year-old son into a way to help others. Cari Comboye and her sister, Lindsay Walper, hope to set up a non-profit organization to pay tribute to Comboye’s son Liam, who passed away in October from a rare form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), which is terminal upon diagnosis.

One year later: Family to honour toddler who died of cancer with fundraiser

Just over one year after Mike and Cari Comboye lost their three-year-old son Liam to cancer, the family is ready to rally and make a difference in his honour. In October 2017, Liam Comboye died from diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) — a rare form of pediatric brain cancer that impacts the brain stem. The cancer is terminal and resistant to treatments like chemotherapy.

Three-year-old Victoria-area boy lives on through campaign to cure cancer

A superhero flexes his muscles while a preschooler looks on in awe. Across the room, another child has a cuddle with a human-sized Easter Bunny. It's an Easter-themed fundraiser, part of a grassroots effort to find a cure for cancer, launched by Liam Comboye's family.

Liam’s legacy lives on through search for a cure

Whenever anyone asked Liam Comboye what he wanted to do when he grows up, he had a simple answer straight from the heart. “He would always say that he just wants to help others,” his mother, Cari Comboye, recalled. “How many three-year-olds say that? It inspires me every day.”