cancer research
Submitted by fredericks on Sat, 11/17/2007 - 12:36.
In honor of my best friend, Shiri Gumbiner, I founded and currently serve as the executive director of the Shiri Foundation. Shiri passed away in 2005 after a long and courageous battle with osteosarcoma—a form of bone cancer. The goal of the Shiri Foundation is to find a cure for others with this disease. Osteosarcoma affects fewer than 1,000 children per year.
Submitted by eding on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 23:24.
Background:
Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world, killing 58 million people each year. The leading cancer in women is breast cancer, with 1.2 million diagnosed globally and killing 500,000 each year. Overall, 1 in 3 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer – affecting almost everyone via a parent, sibling, child, other relative, or a friend.
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