Carmen Uscatu: No child should face cancer alone
Carmen Uscatu, President and co-founder of Dăruiește Viață / Give Life Foundation, reshared a post by OncoDaily on LinkedIn, adding:
“No child should face cancer alone. No parent should lose hope that their child can be cured.
It was a pleasure to represent Romania and Dăruiește Viață in the Oncothon 2nd edition, a remarkable initiative that brings us together today, February 15th, on the International Day of Childhood Cancer. Oncothon raises money for International Society of Paediatric Oncology – SIOP to improve treatment and research in childhood cancer.
I need the support of 3 of my friends to donate $10 each and challenge another 3 to do the same. It’s a collective effort that saves lives.
Thank you.
Donate here.”
Quoting OncoDaily‘s post:
“At the Second Global OncoThon by OncoDaily, Carmen Uscatu, Founding Member and President at Give Life NGO, shared a powerful message about the stark disparities in childhood cancer survival rates between Eastern and Western Europe. Highlighting the 11% difference in five-year survival rates, she emphasized the challenges faced by children with cancer in Romania, including a lack of dedicated ICU departments, absence of clinical trials, and limited multidisciplinary teams.
She shared the success story of the Give Life Foundation, which raised 53 million euros with the support of 350,000 individuals and 8,000 companies to build the first comprehensive childhood cancer center in Romania, equipped with the best medical technologies.
Ms. Uscatu called for centralized care and research, noting that such efforts could significantly improve survival rates and quality of care across Eastern Europe. Invoking Einstein’s words, she said: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
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