Brendon worries his time may be running out
Brendon loves spending time with his family.
He is worried that these special moments are running out.
In 2015, Brendon was diagnosed with mixed liposarcoma in his leg, a very rare cancer. He went through successful treatment and was cancer free for over six years. Then, earlier this year, Brendon was told his cancer had not just returned, but was in his spine, kidney, liver, chest wall, pelvis and rib bones. Now he worries about leaving his family behind.
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Brendon is grateful for every second he spends with his boys and his wife.
Brendon is grateful for every second he gets to spend with his wife, Luisa, and two young sons, Christian and Cruz. But, without better treatments there is a real risk that Brendon’s time with his family may be cut short. That’s why your help is needed, to keep people like Brendon here with their families.
Since the start of the pandemic, fewer people have come forward for diagnoses, which means when they do, their cancers will be more advanced, like Brendon’s.
With your help, people like Brendon won't need to worry about having limited time left with their families
We lose 50,000 Australians each year to cancer. And every day a further 400 are diagnosed with this devastating disease. This means, that sadly they may miss out on time with their families, unless we can find ways to save them.
That’s why research that improves treatments and saves lives is something we must continue to deliver, and as quickly as possible.
Brendon gains real hope from the work of researchers like Associate Professor Alexander Swarbrick.
Donate now, so more people facing cancer can have a life free from fear.
With your help, A/Professor Swarbrick and his team will study multiple solid cancer types that respond to immunotherapy. The team will identify which types of stromal cells block
immune responses to cancer and how they do this. Once they understand this, they will develop methods for the immune system to fight back against cancer.
A/Professor Swarbrick says:
“In this project we hope to understand the role for stromal cells in the growth of solid cancers, in particular how they might help cancers evade the patient’s immune system."
"If successful, we may find ways to boost the patient’s immune system to eliminate the cancer.”
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