Our funding benefits brain cancer research at the Dr. Curry Research Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital.
With the help of ASFL donations, Dr. Curry is able to extract cancer cells, manipulate them in his lab, and re-inject the cells back into the infected area of the patient; similar to PRP treatment in players who hurt their knees and need to speed up their recovery time.
ASFL's donations to Dr. Curry also support the development of a dye to make brain surgeries safer and more effective.
A brain tumor is indistinguishable from the tissue of the brain and while doctors certainly know where the tumor is, they do not know the rigid walls of it. The dye that Dr. Curry developed makes the tumor light up in the color of “yellow Gatorade” so that the doctor can make sure he gets as much of the tumor as possible without doing harm to the patient’s brain.
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All money that is donated from A Shot For Life, Inc. goes directly towards cancer research. From one penny to one thousand dollars, every donation truly does count. Many people believe that since they are not in a position to donate large sums of money then it’s not worth it. It is, every little bit adds up.
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A Shot For Life, Inc.
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Hanover, MA 02339