Lob the Ball

to ace lobular Breast cancer

may 29, 2025

I’m Astrid. Lob the Ball is a fundraiser I started to ​combine my passion for tennis with my mission to help ​fund research for lobular cancer and educate women ​(and men!) about the importance of early detection.

I’m so glad you’re here and hope you’ll follow me in my ​journey to learn more about Lobular Breast Cancer and ​the importance of funding much-needed research for ​this understudied type of cancer.

In 2022, I was diagnosed with breast ​cancer. In addition to tubular, ductal ​and mammary cancer, I found out ​one full year later that I also have ​Lobular Cancer. Lobular cancer is ​seriously under-researched and hard ​to detect with current imaging ​technology. This deadly cancer has ​claimed the lives of my mother-in-​law and sister-in-law, and I am ​determined to find a way to help this ​cancer claiming anymore lives, ​including my own!

Golf Shotgun start

8:30

Tennis Starts

10:30

10:30

Pickleball Starts

Drinks & Appetizers

12:00

Lunch & Presentation*

1:00

Event concludes

2:00

*Optional Q&A with Dr. Thijs Koorman ​and Patrick Derksen, PH.D

We are so grateful to our sponsors.

Thank you all for helping make this possible.

The Adams ​Foundation

If you would like to contribute but cannot attend our ​annual Lob the Ball event, a donation would be ​graciously accepted.

100% of proceeds will be donated

to support lobular cancer research.

Lobular Breast ​Cancer Alliance

(LBCA)

UPMC

Hillman

European Lobular ​Breast Cancer ​Consortium

(ELBCC)