WHY CANCER RESEARCH?

I was torn between Cancer Care and Cancer Research both large Charities I know but on this occasion I have chosen the future and not the present. If you and I can help stop the misery that this awful disease could cause to our children, grandchildren, friends and colleagues alike then I reckon we've achieved something.

What will your donations fund now?

Diagnosis (looking for early cancer)
• Developing reliable blood tests looking for small molecules/chemicals produced by common cancers eg breast and prostate cancer, in tiny amounts (Proteomics)
• Developing cheap and convenient imaging that combines chemicals and xrays/magnetism and computer software (Virtual CT scan/Nuclear magnetic resonance).

Treatment of Cancer
• Chemically choking the blood supply of cancer tumours.
• Chemically blocking normal hormones that allow cancers to grow.
• Teaching the immune system (normally fights infection) to see and kill cancer cells at an early stage.
• Stopping the cancer cells from dividing and multiplying.

Keeping an eye on cancer patients after they’ve been treated
• Blood tests to look for tell-tale chemicals in tiny quantities which might suggest the cancer is returning.
• Looking at the genes of the mother/father/brothers/sisters of the cancer patient for abnormalities that might make them more likely to develop cancer themselves.