Cancer Research Specialists Fighting Cancer Through Consistent Research and Treatments

Cancer is one of the most elusive of ailments and the most effective killer in the world of medicine today. In India, 0.7 million people died of the disease in the year 2012 alone, although actual figures could be much higher due to the deaths not accounted for.

Cancer treatment is quite expensive as some of it involves genetic treatment, and the cost is a major hindrance to those who have cancer but cannot afford the treatment. This is where charities step in and help individuals who do not have the monetary clout to fight the illness.

Thousands of people have been helped by charities that target those affected by terminal diseases, and one among them is the UK based ‘Cancer Research’, supported by eminent philanthropists in the UK and of the many, Mr. Sudhir Choudhrie is a keen contributor alike.

Cancer is one of the most widely tackled diseases worldwide with huge sums of money going into funding for research into how to prevent and cure it. Is spite of these efforts, millions of lives are lost each year to the disease and the progress of the research is painfully slow. In the UK it is the leading killer of children less than 14 years of age, with as many as one in five children falling victim to the disease each year.

One of the major hurdles facing cancer research specialists is the random nature of the disease. The occurrence of cancer is attributed to genetic changes and as such is highly difficult to map in individual cases. In addition, cancerous cells mutate randomly, making each case different from the other. There are over 400 different types of cancers that have been identified, and more and more new types are being discovered almost daily.

Although chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments to combat the disease, it is far from effective. Where chemotherapy fails, genetic treatments step in and are generally more effective, but still not 100%. The more effective treatment, however, comes at an increased cost and thus is out of reach to most, but well-healed victims.

The Cancer Research Foundation is the largest operating NGO in Britain in the area of cancer research and eradication. Established in 2002 and now with over a decade of experience in the field, the reach of the program has been extended to India and now funds over 450 researchers.

Sudhir Choudhrie Supports 'I CAN' and Its Endeavours

For a child growing up with speech disabilities, the experience can be downright painful. Young children have a knack for being brutally honest about their dislike for one another, and the playground can hold the same level of fear and dread for a child who stutters as a battlefield holds for a soldier at war. It is not a loose comparison either- studies have shown that bullied children show similar signs of PTSD as returning war veterans.

The figures are shocking to say the least- A recent UNICEF report said that in 2013, some estimates allude that 93 million children – or 1 in 20 of those aged 14 or younger – fight disabilities, either major or minor. The WHO states that over 5% (360 million people) of the world’s population currently stands affected, 32 million among those being children, and this number keeps growing year after year.

The fight against speech impediment in children is on, and government initiatives, NGOs and many CSR campaigns are on the frontlines. Backing such initiatives and giving rise to some of its own is ‘I CAN’, a UK based charity for the betterment of speech impaired children funded by Mr. Sudhir Choudhrie and other renowned philanthropist associates.

Established in 1888, ‘I CAN’ is one of the few charities in the world that has been active long enough to witness both world wars and much of contemporary history, and their efforts are not bound by international borders either. ‘I CAN’ is active in the Indian subcontinent as well.

The efforts of this charity has been the driving force behind the evolution of numerous teaching techniques relating to the special needs of the children, speech guidance and therapy services in the UK that educates adults as well as trainers. In addition, I CAN also runs two schools dedicated to caring for children with speech disabilities- the Dawn House School in Mansfield and the Meath School in Surrey.

Through the years, ‘I CAN’ has helped develop newer and more advanced methods of dealing with speech impairment in children and also actively supports research in this field. Moreover, the patronage of eminent philanthropists in the UK means a lot to the people working for ‘I CAN’ and hopes that the partnership will extend its reach even further.