The Cure is Near: Dr. Damon Reed
Every year there is around 12,000 to 15,000 children from infancy to 19 are diagnosed with cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death due to the fact that young children are getting diagnosed every day. The survival rate is going up for children with pediatric cancer from newly found treatments. There are many researchers out there but Dr. Damon Reed is special. Dr. Reed had said himself that “In learning about the approaches and outcomes for pediatric tumors, it became clear that both brain tumors and sarcomas had the poorest outcomes and thus the greatest needs,” also adding. “Since there is more room for improvement, I am hoping I can make a larger difference in sarcoma” (Reed). …show more content…
Reed also finds cancer very complex and complicated. He believes if anyone was to find a single medicine for cancer would be very challenging to do. He and his team have found to treatments that they hope to decrease the survival rate of cancer. Dr. Reed is like many other doctors. Like many others, Dr. Reed Has to rely on funding to do his research with the government's funding starts to dwindle they rely on other donations to broaden their research. (V Fund)
The Jimmy V Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps fund doctors like Dr. Reed to have enough funds to do their research. If not for the v foundation Drs Like Dr. Reed would never had found the treatments they have. The V Foundation has donated to many Dr’s that are all researching to find the cure to cancer, they have a goal to cure cancer, and it all started with one man Jimmy …show more content…
Helping numerous doctors and other charities succeed. The impact they’ve had should continue for an extended period of time.
Impact and importance of the V Foundation. Nobody deserves to be diagnosed with cancer and it shouldn’t have to hold people back. There have been numerous of little kids getting their future taken away from one little tumor that starts to spread. Even older people, for this disease is taking their lives and hurting others doing so. Fortunately, the V Foundation is working to find the best doctors that will help to find the cure for this horrific disease.
The V Foundation is very important to finding the cure to cancer, Without the V Foundation a lot of doctors would not be able to have the equipment of funding they need to research. They are helping doctors and other charities by donating to their way to end cancer. Many doctors with grants from the V Foundation have been able to learn more about cancer and some have even found effective treatments to help people beat cancer. As Jimmy Valvano said himself, “Don’t give up… Don't ever give up”