Research saves live! Those aren't my words they come directly from the St. Baldrick's foundation -- but those words are very true. Did you know that "each year, 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer worldwide. Cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. and Canada." I bring this up because it was around this time a decade ago that a bunch of reinsurance executives were working to turn their annual St. Patrick's Day party into something bigger. It was the kickoff event for what eventually became the worldwide St. Baldrick's foundation. We've accomplished a lot since then but cancer has not gone away so our fight continues. St. Baldrick's and other organizations are doing tremendous things to raise resources and awareness. Let's keep up the fight.
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Monthly Archives: February, 2010
1 Can a Virus Help Fight Cancer?
This is a really interesting story about a potential avenue of research that would help fight cancer. These researchers are testing whether using a harmless virus can be used in such a way to target and eliminate cancer cells in patients. This would be an amazing discovery that could go a long way in the fight against cancer. They are still in testing stages so the verdict is still out but something for all of us to watch.
0 News in the Fight Against Alzheimers
Researchers at UCLA may have found a way to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease through "subtle changes in the brain's structure over time". Did you know that researchers estimate that over 10-percent of people over 65-years old will develop the disease? Sad. Our research has come a long way -- in the past decade alone we've learned more about the brain in all the previous years combined. But we have a long way to go. Detection is a step forward but it's only one step. Teresa and I are committed to doing what we can to help efforts to find a cure.
