In the US, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Let's work together to help find a cure!
Why would anyone ride 560+ miles from New York City to Niagara Falls? It’s to raise much needed funds for life saving cancer research while honoring family and friends that have heard those three awful words.
Among several breakthrough treatments in development is the brain cancer vaccine for Glioblastoma called SurVaxM, which recently received FDA approval: https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/fda-fast-tracks-mimivaxs-glioblastoma-vaccine-survaxm/
Advances in Car-T cell therapy which teaches the immune system to fight cancer: https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer-care/treatments/immunotherapy/cellular-therapies/car-t-cell-therapy
A new test developed at Roswell Park to diagnose blood cancers quickly and with much greater precision to help doctors determine the best course of treatment: https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/202311/roswell-park-launches-advanced-high-speed-blood-cancer-test
And Kristen Dahlgren retiring from NBC News to fast track Breast Cancer vaccine with Roswell Park one of six top cancer centers to participate in development: https://www.today.com/video/inside-the-pink-eraser-project-s-breast-cancer-moonshot-project-203224645629
In 2008 I lost my mom to breast and lung cancer. She lived just four weeks after her diagnosis. Since then I lost my first cousin to pancreatic cancer, my father-in-law to colon cancer, my closest college friend to brain cancer and many other family and friends have been impacted by this dreaded disease. Everyone knows someone that will be touched by cancer.
There are too many people in my circle that are fighting or fought this disease. And riding my bike is what I can do to help raise awareness and funds for research in the fight against cancer. You can help me make a difference. I look forward to the day when the three dreaded words “You have cancer” will be just a memory. You can get more info on the incredible work being done at Roswell Park at https://empirestateride.com/why-we-ride/
No donation amount is too small. Every $1 we raise receives $23 in matching grants. If we hit our $2M fundraising goal this year we will fund $46M in cancer research. https://empirestateride.com/fundraising-now-goes-23-times-further/
All proceeds from the Empire State Ride go directly to fund promising cancer research initiatives and Roswell Park shares their research with major cancer centers across the U.S. so the impact is enormous. And Roswell Park's cancer care network is bringing these cutting-edge treatments to hospitals across New York State including six hospitals on Long Island: www.roswellpark.org/carenetwork
All proceeds from the Empire State Ride are managed by the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit foundation that is rated Four Stars (out of four) by Charity Navigator.
Remember, to follow the journey from July 20st to July 27th on social media: #ESR24 #NYC2NF
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