We are a small group of people who are the friends or family of people affected by Breast Cancer at some time in our lives. We are all consistently impressed at the resilience and hope of people affected by breast cancer and also by the dedicated and committed personnel that carry out breast cancer research, they offer continuing hope to the person with breast cancer and their family and friends.
In Ireland the Irish cancer Society tells us that research has a real impact.
OUR RESEARCH IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Since 1963, the Irish Cancer Society has invested over €36 million into hundreds of innovative research projects. These projects have contributed enormously to our understanding of cancer, how it develops and how to treat different forms of cancer.
Our research has led to over 650 discoveries. Each of these new findings have been published in international peer reviewed journals, making this knowledge available to researchers worldwide."
See more at:
http://www.cancer.ie/research/research-makes-a-difference#sthash.e14BHmRY.dpuf While in the United States our experience is limited to our knowledge of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Their web site also affirms the benefit of research.
"At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences research are never far apart — physically or philosophically. It's a tradition that goes back to the Institute's founder,
Sidney Farber, MD, who conceived of a facility where scientists in upper-floor laboratories would make discoveries that could be used in treating cancer patients in ground-floor clinics. Dr. Farber first saw his dream realized with the construction of the Jimmy Fund Building in 1951. The tradition continues today with Dana-Farber's new home for patient care and clinical research, the
Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, which stands next to the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Research Laboratories. These buildings are connected via enclosed bridges containing meeting areas to foster dynamic exchanges between physicians and scientists."
http://www.dana-farber.org/Research.aspx We want "Shades of Pink" to fundraise in a way that celebrates beauty and hope. That encourages creativity and energy and has the added benefit of raising money for breast cancer research.