DONATE TO CANCER CHARITIES

The cure to cancer is vital and we need it more now than ever. There are currently 2 million people living with cancer in the UK and that number is expected to double over the next 20 years. Research into the disease has resulted in major improvements in diagnosis and treatment, accordingly the survival rate from cancer is increasing as well.
However, research is dependent on money; they are mostly funded by charities, such as Cancer Research. In the years of 2011 and 2012, £332 million pounds were spent on annual cancer research activity. With no government funding, the research is entirely dependent on the public, it’s entirely dependent on you. Cancer kills, but research will kill cancer.
The brutal truth about cancer is that it may seem like a paradox universe to us, but it’s closer than you think. Out of the 585,000 people to die in the UK in 2008, 246,000 of them had been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life, that’s 42%. We are all at risk of developing the disease. Many cancers seem to develop for no apparent reason but through research it has been discovered that some risk factors can increase the chances of cancer. These include: age, lifestyle factors, radiation, infection, immune system, your genes, alcohol, diet, obesity and smoking. So if you ever find yourself ‘dying for a cigarette’ think of the irony behind it, it may be the cigarette that kills you. One day it could be you or a loved one, donate to cancer research charities, the money is vital for their work and each small discovery unlocks the secrets of the mystery on how to cure cancer.

In May 2011, UK scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research centre discovered three new genes involved in the development and growth of breast cancer. The discovery has the potential to lead to new ways to treat and prevent the disease. Breast cancer is diagnoses in around 37,000 women in the UK every year, it accounts for approximately 75% of breast tumours. The research and discoveries made could have a serious positive impact on these figures and possibly lead to new therapies that will benefit women affected by breast cancer. This information is evidence that the money donated goes to good use. Be the change in cancer statistics, bring the numbers down and donate.

Everyone here is intelligent and sympathetic to the disease. You do not need me to tell you how important fundraising for the research is. Many people worldwide are contributing their money, time and knowledge to benefit the cause for cancer. There are so many ways you can help, do not make the mistake of thinking that cancer has nothing to do with you, everyone will know someone affected by cancer in their lifetime. Help your loved ones, help yourself, help cure cancer.

If anything, from this take away an urge to help. Take inspiration, compassion and generosity. Strive to fight against the disease. I leave you with the words for a book written by Jim Beaver “Today we fight. Tomorrow we fight. The day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a lunch, ‘cause it’s gonna have a long day doing it.”