| Getting cancer is one of the scariest things a person | | | | organism. This approach has already been successful |
| can have and it doesn't only affect the person | | | | on rats. |
| diagnosed but also the people around that person as | | | | However, researches of this deadly disease has had |
| well. Cancer is an incredibly deadly disease with | | | | its share of issues and is still battling some of them. |
| several different types. It's hard to find someone in | | | | The main issue it faces is funding. Most of the |
| the current world today who hasn't known someone | | | | funding comes from donations, so people and |
| who has or has had cancer. Because of this, millions | | | | different organizations have to go out and get |
| of dollars are spent each year on cancer research to | | | | funding from the public. Stem cell research has also |
| learn more about this deadly disease and to identify | | | | stirred up a lot of controversy pretty much halting |
| new effective treatments and cures for it. | | | | any current testing in this field. Another controversial |
| The basis of such research is to identify the types of | | | | topic with cancer research is the clinical trials and the |
| cancer, diagnose cancer in patients, and to find ways | | | | use of animals and human beings. |
| to prevent, treat and cure the disease. There are | | | | As stated earlier, funding is one of the most |
| various ways that cancer is researched. These ways | | | | important parts of keeping such researches alive. |
| include epidemiology and molecular bioscience, which is | | | | There are many organizations out there that are |
| then used in clinical trials to compare and evaluate the | | | | doing their part to raise money for research. Some |
| different treatments. | | | | of these organizations include; The American Cancer |
| The different types of treatments that are being | | | | Society, Institute of Cancer Research, Ludwig |
| researched are chemotherapy, radiation therapy, | | | | Institute for Cancer Research, United Devices Cancer |
| gene therapy, finding vaccines, targeted therapy and | | | | Research Project, Friends of Cancer Research and |
| ways to boost the immune system. Anti-cancer | | | | the Walker Cancer Research Institute. This is just a |
| vaccination research is done deals with exposing | | | | short list of some of the organizations, but rest |
| extracted tumors cells to UV light for a 24-hour | | | | assured that there are a lot more out there. |
| period and then injecting them back into the | | | | |