John considered himself relatively healthy when he received a serious shoulder injury at work that required him to see his healthcare provider. The CT scan found something much more serious — a tennis ball-sized cancerous mass in his left lung.
Over the next year, John tried numerous treatments, but none of them slowed the progression of his lung cancer. However, a biopsy of John’s tissue revealed that he had a very specific kind of cancer, making him eligible for a targeted gene therapy. This treatment saved his life.
“It was like boom, suddenly everything changed. I took the medication and six weeks later the cancer was almost completely gone.” — John
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Both the test that identified John’s unique cancer and the targeted gene therapy that saved his life demonstrate the power of research. His story wouldn’t be possible without dedicated scientists whose lifesaving work is funded by donors like you, John.
