Crowdfunding for "unknown primary cancer" research Cancer Research Institute January 21, 15:22
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When you start `` cloud funding '' on the Internet, which raises research funds for the development of new treatments for `` unknown primary cancer '' which is often difficult to treat without knowing where the cancer first formed , A corporation that operates the Cancer Research Ariake Hospital, which has the highest number of cancer patient consultations in Japan, announced.
`` Unknown cancer '' is diagnosed in tens of thousands of people annually, but it is difficult to apply treatment that is already determined at the time of diagnosis or that often depends on the site where the cancer first formed Therefore, the development of new treatments has become an issue.
The Cancer Research Group, which runs the Cancer Research Ariake Hospital, held a press conference on March 21 to raise funds necessary to elucidate the mechanism by which cancer of unknown primary occurs and to advance research into the development of new treatments. We revealed that we collect through "crowd funding".
The goal of the fund raised is 20 million yen, and the Cancer Research Group will analyze all the genetic information of cancer tissue obtained from about 50 patients with unknown primary cancer over two years and identify common mutations. He seeks to find clues that lead to the development of new treatments, for example.
Mr. Shunji Takahashi, General Manager of Ariake Cancer Hospital's General Oncology Division, said, "I would like to ask many people to help and find a way to develop a therapeutic method." I am.