2011 United-4 a Cure Donations / Funding

This year so far, we have collected $88,625. 

The funding will be disbursed to the following: 

Loyola University
This project propose that breast cancer is initiated and maintained by a group of tumor cells called cancer stem cells (CSCs) which are able to survive radiation and chemotherapy and can cause relapse and metastasis. The aim of this project is to develop novel therapeutic approach design to kill (CSCs)

Mayo Clinic
The aim of this project is to evaluate the advantages of gold nanoparticles to deliver chemotherapy directly to tumor cells. This approach has the potential to eliminate undesirable side effect and enhance the efficacy of these agents.

University of Texas
This institute is implementing a comprehensive program called “the road to wellness”. The aim of this program is to educate and empower cancer survivors by incorporating medical supervision, exercise, nutrition counseling and stress management.

Kenneth S. Cohen, M.D, University of Chicago
This project focuses on the care patients with lymphoma. By studying the microenvironment of the tumor (specifically, certain blood vessel proteins and a specialized subtype of microphage cells) in the hope of developing new strategies to treat the disease.

University of Hawaii
The overall aim of this research is to explain the process during the long latency period between the initial exposure to asbestos and the development of malignant mesothelioma and to determine the mechanism of which asbestos trigger the transformation of mesothelial cells

Click here for a list of past recipients.

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