A Letter from
Richard L. Heideman, MD
Chief, Pediatric Oncology
University
of New Mexico:
Dear Donors,
A sobering and little known fact is that more deaths
occur from cancer than any other disease that affects children.
As recently as the 1970’s, only 25% of these patients were
expected to be long term survivors. The good news is that laboratory
research and several generations of carefully designed clinical trials
have led us to an era in which 75% of childhood cancer is now curable!
The Pediatric Oncology Program at UNM is the only
source of diagnosis and treatment for children with cancer in New Mexico.
A dedicated team of specially trained and experienced physicians, nurses,
social workers and others provides comprehensive care for children with
these diseases. Active
participation in National Cancer Institute sponsored clinical trials
assures that patients receive state-of-the-art therapy.
Several team members hold national research and clinical leadership
positions and are responsible for the development of new approaches to
treatment that have been adopted nationwide.
Your donations help pay for the research and
treatment that make these cures possible. Please give whatever you can to
help make sure that we can continue to do the work and provide the care
that gives every child with cancer in New Mexico the opportunity beat this
deadly disease.
More information on how to help is available by
contacting: The UNM Pediatric Oncology Program, MSC10 550, 1 University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Thank you for your help!
Richard L. Heideman, MD
Chief, Pediatric Oncology
University
of New Mexico
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