Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Urgent funds needed for five-year old with rare cancer

In a desperate bid to save their son's life, a London family has moved to New York to take advantage of the city's pioneering cancer treatments. Jack Brown, 5, was given a 20% chance of survival by doctors in England after being diagnosed in 2004 with neuroblastoma, a cancer that attacks specialized nerve cells.

Jack's treatment for relapse in the brain, at MSK, is now estimated to cost $750,000. This is a significant difference from the $350,000 cost of the antibody therapy Jack has undergone. But it is important to recognise that the antibody therapy has worked. Numerous Scans and blood tests have shown that Jack has ONE point of relapse only - the brain. This, significantly, is the ONLY area where the antibody could not reach. Once again, we need your help.

Click
here to help or visit http://www.jackbrownappeal.org/.
Click here to print a flier to spread the word about Jack's family's appeal.
Click here to print a poster to spread the word about Jack's family's appeal.

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