Working Together to Conquer Cancer in Kent
Kent Cancer Trust is a unique organisation, unique in that it is wholly Kent based and unique in that it is the only charity in the county which integrates cancer research, clinical treatments and public information.
We have four main aims:
- To relieve the suffering of cancer patients and improve cancer care within the Kent area
- To develop and train cancer clinicians, medical staff and students
- To promote research into the cause and treatment of cancer through new and kinder treatments
- To increase public awareness and education about the cause and treatment of cancer
Statistics tell us one in three people will get cancer during their lifetime.
The current way forward is through "Translational Research" - relating research to the needs of the patient, from bench to bedside. This leads directly to "targeted" treatment.
We know that the word cancer covers a wide range of diseases in different organs e.g. breast cancer, colo-rectal cancer etc. But within these general groupings, each person's disease has paradigms which are specific to his or her cancer. Identifying these allows individualisation of treatment, leading to improved results and often less aggressive procedures.
Kent Cancer Trust wants to enhance and support the excellent work of our clinicians and researchers, already going on in the county, and to inform the public and seek their help in this ........... Join us in our fight to conquer cancer in Kent.
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