Week 4_4/24/16_Manifesto

Cancer is a disease that was discovered far back from the time of Hypocrites. It is a disease that has been the cause for millions of innocent deaths throughout the world. Today, with over half a million Americans being diagnosed with cancer each year, this is a disease that must be taken control of now before it is too late and rates begin to rise.

Many people in the United States are unaware of the damage this disease is causing. From the food we eat to smoking, our water resources, etc. Action must be taken immediately in order for us to save thousands of lives. The lack of funding Cancer research receives is also a problem that must be dealt with. Research is being condoned to help fight this deadly disease yet the attention it receives is very deficient. The Ellis Fischel Cancer research facility as many of you know is known for its courageous doctors to help fight the disease and treat patients. 

A great quote I read says: “Up on the crest of the world, once more we hurl our challenge to the stars!”

I use this quote to implement in your minds that hope does exist. That surely with every hardship there is ease.

Although the government has cut the funding to the facility, I still believe we can find an alternative before it is too late. My main and foremost goal is to find funding that can help the facility and benefit the donors simultaneously.  I want to target Universities for the funding. By doing so, universities will benefit from this by bringing research to their schools and increasing their core in medicine.

Second, I would like to provide a research that has been going on for almost a year now. Doing this I believe will help give us a head start in finding the cure for cancer. It is on Brazilian Wasps and is said that their venom kills cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. This is an alternative for chemotherapy. As many of you know, chemotherapy kills cancerous cells while at the same time destroys the human body. This research on wasps I believe will be a great success and hopefully finally put an end to cancer.

Lastly, we as a community need to raise awareness together. One voice isn’t going to solve this tragedy. We need to work as a whole in order to achieve this goal. Let us make what is a dream to millions become a reality.