ST. JUDES -- Did you know . . . (Fact 37)

[Larry Surtees]

Did you know that St. Judes is the first institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research and treatment into catastrophic childhood diseases, mainly cancer.

[rastaman]

The current basic and clinical research at St. Jude includes work in gene therapy, bone marrow transplantation, chemotherapy, the biochemistry of normal and cancerous cells, radiation treatment, blood diseases, resistance to therapy, viruses, hereditary diseases, influenza, pediatric AIDS and psychological effects of catastrophic illnesses. St. Jude also conducts long-term biostatistical investigations on the long-term outcomes of its patients and is the only pediatric research hospital that has been awarded a National Cancer Institute cancer center support grant.

And all of this started with one man's promise.  Awesome stuff!      Thanks for the facts Larry!

[Terry Green]

   

[Doug Campbell]

[Chris Surtees]