Executive Summary

A Historic Moment in Time

Today, we are witnessing a true revolution in the prevention and treatment of cancer driven by major conceptual breakthroughs and disruptive technologies and platforms. This is a historic moment in time to completely change the way cancer is managed and treated. We can and must do more to accelerate this revolution.

We believe the best way to approach this is to designate and coordinate the giving of financial resources to the most brilliant minds in cancer research who are finding collaborative solutions to:
• Deliver personalized treatment;
• Provide dynamic monitoring of tumor response to treatment and
• Minimize harmful side effects of therapy

You can see the desire to cure cancer in every patient, every family, every scientist, and every physician. Through the power of a donor ‘adopting a scientist,’ you can help those entrusted with caring for cancer patients, find safer, personalized, monitored, and adaptive therapy.

Recent research breakthroughs are helping to develop new treatments that target tumors at the molecular level. The most exciting of these are immunotherapies, which teach the body’s own immune system to attack cancers. While immunotherapies can have miraculous results, the toxicity and cost of these agents can be staggering. Improving treatment benefits and finding ways to recognize and mitigate toxicity are essential for personalized care and for alleviating unnecessary pain and suffering in cancer patients.

Bring About Needed Change

Adopt-A-Scientist – Cure Cancer is serving as the transformative platform to bring about this needed change. It was created on the mandate to improve outcomes for cancer patients. As philanthropist and health activist Mary Lasker said, “If you think research is expensive, try disease.” Four out of five research projects go unfunded. Funding typically goes to projects that have a high likelihood of success, leaving innovative and basic research underfunded.

Many generous donors are hesitant to support worthwhile causes because of the perceived ‘black hole’ of giving, where there is no accountability or feedback on how your money was utilized. Adopt-A-Scientist – Cure Cancer was designed to avoid this frustration with charitable giving and make it meaningful and fun.

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