A 16-year-old amputee skis down a slope on her own for the first time. It's the "art of possible."
In the 1970s, the survival rate for all childhood cancers combined was less than 50 percent. Today the survival rate is 80 percent, due in large part to new and enhanced treatments for acute lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Wilms’ tumor. But these numbers, though markedly improved, simply are not good enough. Pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease in children under 15 in this country. The Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson is dedicated to changing those statistics.
Thanks to generous philanthropic support, the Children’s Cancer Hospital continues to thrive and expand. Our pediatric oncologists lead the world in discovering new ways to diagnose and treat childhood cancers, combining unrivaled expertise in research with compassionate patient care not found elsewhere. A group of community leaders recently gathered for the first meeting of the Children’s Cancer Hospital Advisory Group, an exciting collaboration with faculty and staff committed to eliminating deaths from pediatric cancer. We are grateful to all who support the Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson as we strive to grant children, adolescents and young adults with cancer this simple wish: the opportunity to grow up and lead normal lives. Together, we are Making Cancer History®.
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Jeff B. Love, chairman of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Houston office, is a senior member of The University Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors.
Survivors Say
Hoda Kotb, fourth-hour co-anchor of NBC’s “Today,”correspondent for “Dateline NBC” and host of the weekly syndicated series “Your Total Health.” As keynote speaker for Anderson Network’s 21st annual Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer conference Sept. 10-12 in Houston, Kotb shared reflections on her breast cancer experience and the inner strength essential throughout treatment and recovery.
Among Friends
Ruth U. Keller of Asheville, N.C., and formerly of Maitland, Fla., has generously opened her home on occasion for events to raise awareness of MD Anderson's research and patient care initiatives. Here, she relates the cancer journey she shared with her late husband, William H. Keller, and her motivation to support the institution's mission to eradicate cancer.
