PBC Canada Charity Endeavours

2008 Team United Dream for a Cure Poker Run - July 19th, 2008

Dreaming for Discovery and Cure is an information and fund raising initiative in support of Mitchell Cairo, M.D.’s research to cure lethal childhood cancers, blood and immune diseases.

For over 25 years, Mitchell Cairo, M.D. Chief of the Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology of Columbia University has been leading internationally ground breaking research initiatives in childhood cancer, blood disorders and immune deficiencies.

Incredibly, one in 350 children will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 18. In 1975 the cure was only 20%. Through innovative clinical and basic research the cure rate of childhood cancer now exceeds 70%.

One important area of study is stem cell research. Stem cell therapy utilizing bone marrow, peripheral blood or cord blood can provide cures for childhood cancer, blood disorders and immune diseases that were previously thought to be lethal conditions. Current stem cell research is bearing real promise in each of these clinical conditions.

Family and friends of children who have battled these diseases, philanthropists and faculty of the Columbia University Medical Center, affiliated with Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, the medical and scientific community are united in providing the resources to enable this necessary research to grow and flourish.

By bringing your support and making financial commitments, you can help more children with their battle with cancer and other lethal conditions. Financial contributions are needed to ensure that the research continues on the quest for a cure. The effort “Dreaming for Discovery and Cure” has recently been mounted by those who have been so profoundly touched by the science and compassion that has led to the monumental improvements in cure for children with cancer and other lethal blood and immune disorders.

Learn More by visiting www.dream-discover-cure.org or download the latest newsletter here.