On Saturday 16th January Bro. Maurice Dow Robertson ROH the retiring Provincial Grand Primo for 2009 presented a cheque for £2115.00 to Sarah Archibald of Clatterbridge Cancer Reasearch.
In thanking The RAOB and the Parkview for their donation Sarah made the following comments:
“This year we are celebrating 30 years of fundraising and our team remains as dedicated as ever to finding a cure for cancer in terms of research into cure treatment and prevention.
You have probably all heard the frightening statistics regarding the incidence of cancer and the attendant mortality rates but I would like to focus on the positives and on the work that we are both doing and supporting, which we simply could not do without you.
Both incidence and mortality rates are falling across many types of cancer.
In the NorthWest alone death rates have fallen by more than 12% in the past few years.
Groundbreaking advances in our understanding of cancer and its treatment are leading to significant advances in the quality of care and treatment that cancer patients receive.
Over the last 10 years these advances have saved over 60,000 lives.
We fund 3 main projects: Firstly our team of research scientists based at the Liverpool Cancer Research Centre.
Our scientists continue to provide world class research, that has been Internationally recognised, to further our understanding of how to prevent, diagnose and to treat cancer with the most effective ongoing care as they strive to understand cancers at the genetic level. How it develops, the different forms that it takes, its make up and its uniqueness to each sufferer so that we can develop personalised treatments tailored to each individual and the specific features of each cancer. They continue tp work on cancers found in the brain, head, neck, breast and renal glands.
The second project funds 4 Clinical Trial Nurses. Their aim is to recruit patients into clinical trials of cancer treatments and to support their patients through their treatment ensuring that any problems are dealt with swiftly and professionally. The nurses are with the patient every step of the way and will also be there to help the patients family. For many patients this is a period of great vulnerability as a clinical trial can introduce great uncertainty into their situation but for some the trial may be the only treatment option left.
We are also funding the development of an Academic Unit of Oncology to ensure both genetic and clinical research developments can be translated into new techniques and practices.
Since we began fundraising we have raised over £18million. Now in 2010 we need to raise more than £2million just to stand still. We receive no funding from the NHS and rely entirely on voluntary donations. we understand there is a direct correlation between the amount of money spent on research and your progress as a cancer patient. So your donation this evening is most warmly and gratefully received.
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