时尚是美艳;肉瘤不是。这是一个口号的Amschwand肉瘤癌症基金会走秀治愈:在休斯顿引用其年度时装秀时(ASCF)使用。旨在提高认识和资金,签名活动旨在征服肉瘤,最致命的癌症之一。
“Because it’s rare, sarcoma receives limited research funding,” says foundation president Melissa Amschwand Bellinger, who lost her husband to sarcoma in 2001. “We’re excited that our recent $200,000 donation will help establish a comprehensive sarcoma database and tissue bank at the institution that, once fine-tuned, can be replicated at other centers. We’re proud that the institution is creating the first of its kind. Unlike fashion shows, there’s nothing glamorous about a database and tissue bank, but it’s exciting as it provides us with that essential foundation we need to make progress.”
慷慨的礼物将肉瘤研究和病人护理显著贡献,说:乐动体育LDsports中国帕特里克HWU,医学博士,主席肉瘤肿瘤内科。
“我们看到在一天比大多数癌症中心看到所有的一年多成人和小儿肉瘤患者,我们有超过2500个肿瘤组织样本,” HWU说。“我们获得的知识将提供新的见解肉瘤和将导致对肉瘤患者更好的治疗选择。”
汤姆Amschwand被确诊为肉瘤在1999年,夫妻双方的第二个结婚纪念日。他失去了母亲肉瘤于1995年。
“当我们观察到落后国家肉瘤组,我们意识到,有没有一个,”梅丽莎说。“没有一个组织资助肉瘤研究,从而为患者和家属的意识,并提供支持。乐动体育LDsports中国汤姆的愿景是改变这种状况。”
十年来,该基金会的一种治疗方法时装表演一直是其主要的筹款活动,带来超过200万的支持$。梅丽莎说,事件通过时尚吸引了参会者,但他们离开基金会的消息鼓舞。
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