Many of you ask—how can I help the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation with its mission of achieving a cure?
I answer—through raising funds and awareness for the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation.
Please see the "How you can help" link at www.caringforcarcinoid.org
It's time for us patients to reach the top.
We neuroendocrine patients are lucky:
• Our donated dollars are efficient because our researchers may leverage scientific technology that was created and funded by others for other cancers;
• Research is possible today that was not possible five years ago;
• More than before researchers are interested in neuroendocrine cancers;
• The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation’s Board of Scientific Advisors and scientific supporters have identified the research required to achieve a cure.
What prevents research progress is money. Your support enables research grants and strides toward a cure.
As you know, the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation gives 100% of every dollar to scientific research in carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors.
As an extra reason to donate right now, all contributions received by June 30th, 2007, will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Stephen and Caroline Kaufer fund for Neuroendocrine Research. Your contribution will literally help twice as much if you act now.
Look to these great examples of patients with rare diseases who have united and created enormous strides toward a cure:
• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation has raised $60 million for a cure.
Multiple myeloma affects 13,000-16,000 people per year.
• Lustgarten Foundation has raised $15 million for pancreatic research.
Pancreatic cancer affects 29,000 people per year.
• Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has raised $4 million to find a cure.
Mesothelioma affects 3,000-4,000 people per year.
• Carcinoid and related NETs affect 8,000-10,000 people per year.
We can have a powerful impact and create a strong voice.
The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation has ambitious goals for 2007. The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation has created an opportunity to achieve a cure. Whether it happens depends on us patients and our commitment.
Let's get moving before it's too late!
3 comments:
Nancy, I'm impressed by the amount of work that CFCF has accomplished in a relatively short time. The CFCF website is tops. I am very concerned about in the NIH/NCI conference in Sept. in which it appears CFCF is deeply involved. I hope the conference will cover all NETs - not just Carcinoids - or many of will be left out in th ecold (I have Islet Cell).
Bob DeGroot
How is your health doing? Please let us know.
Are you ok? haven't seen any updates on the site.
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