Need help for someone ill with cancer !!

Messagede verlyol » Jeu Jan 05, 2012 8:01 pm
I have a friend who is currently suffering from an myeloblastic leukemia, his name is Benoît, it is 39 years old.
It is treated here in Belgium at the University Clinic St. Luc, but it has become resistant to chemotherapy treatments.

He already had a bone marrow transplant in 2010 that has not been successful. Actualy the doctor's doesn't have any solutions anymore.

The only hope should be that he could come in another country in europe or USA to try an experimental treatment such as new gene therapies.

we are trying to make contact with someone who could help us !

All information are welcomed.

Thank you in advance...

These look like they might help:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=cancer+AND+gene+therapy

If you have the English words for that type of cancer, you should be able to narrow down the search more.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168987.php

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20091135-10391704.html

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_cancer_virus


But consider this first:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/dec/19/cancer.medicalresearch


In the US, clinical trials are generally free except for any travel expenses to get there and back. Any help with the travel expenses is rather uncommon.


In case you and/or he are interested in BOINC projects to help cancer research:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.jsp

Click on each of the small pictures under the big picture to read about their two projects related to cancer.

Thank you robertmiles but it's too late, my friend Benoit died February 18, 2012 in my presence. He died due to recent complications from his leukemia.

But thank you very much for having used your time to answer

Benoit was just 40 years February 15 2012 he left behind a wife and two children aged 6 and 4...