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In our lifetime, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer. Every 15 minutes, 50 Americans are diagnosed with cancer. An estimated 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime! I joined the SAA community so that, together, we can change that. I am challenging myself by swimming and raising as much money to fight cancer as I can. Please support me by sponsoring my swim and making a gift. The money you give will go towards cancer research - to our very own CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO!
Specifically, the money our swim raises will benefit:
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado
- The acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) research project, led by Drs. Amanda Winters, Taizo Nagano, and Craig Forester will bring new therapies into Phase 2 clinical trials for pediatric MDS and AML and better define how to diagnose, classify and treat MDS patients.
- The tumor research project, led by Dr. Adam Green, will characterize the immune response to new brain tumors to better establish which types are amenable to cancer immunotherapy =, and provide a new prognostic marker for these diseases.
- The sepsis biomarker project,, let by Dr. Leonora Slatnick, will lead to novel ways of diagnosing and managing infections complications in immunosuppressed patients.
- The CAR-T Cell project, led by Dr. Lindsey Murphy and collaborating with Dr. Winters and members of the BMT-Cellular Therapeutics team, aims to use novel laboratory methods for detecting CAR T cells in patients who are receiving CAR T cell therapies, in order to understand how patients respond to these therapies and improve cure rates.
Thank you for your generosity and may it lead to a cancer-free world!