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Jeffrey Epstein Wordpress Blog 1 FREEMAN 11-15-2012 Jeffrey Epstein: Supporter of Medical Research Jeffrey Epstein has had the privilege of providing support to a number of different medical research projects over the years. A number of projects research cancer treatments or make use of more technologically advanced methods for detecting and diagnosing cancer before it has a chance to advance. Most of these mMedical research projects would not be able to continue or end-te-get off of the ground without the funding and support from individual philanthropists such as Jeffrey Epstein.: Melanoma Research Alliance One program that Epstein and the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation have provided support for is the Melanoma Research Alliance. The MRA-is-itself-anerganizatien-that provides funding to projects that examine melanoma, a malignant form of skin cancer. MRA provides funds to projects that make advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of melanoma. The organization has granted around $38 million to over 65 institutions and 134 programs since 2008. MRA makes efficient use of any and all funding it receives. The support MRA gets is then passed on in the form of grants and funding to research labs across the world. The organization does not need to use funds to pay for an extensive administrative staff. Thanks to support from Epstein's foundation, MRA has provided grants to the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Georgetown University; and Rockefeller University. American Cancer Society The Foundation has also funded teamed-up-with-the American Cancer Society to provide financial €unding-and support to scientists making advances in research in circulating tumor cell technology. One of the major issues doctors and medical researchers face in the treatment of cancer is that treatment is often hishly toxic. Additionally, cancer cells are able to mutate to resist treatment. CTC technology is a simple blood test that allows researchers to isolate and examine cancer cells. CTC technology has already had a large impact on the treatment of cancer. It has identified over 1,200 genetic mutations that can cause cancer to date. With this knowledge, doctors and researchers have been able to develop targeted therapies that have been incredibly effective at reducing tumors. With the blood tests, doctors are also able to develop secondary and tertiary lines of treatment should the cancer cells continue to mutate. As a long time science philanthropist, Jeffrey Epstein is pleased to see funding go to ground-breaking research. The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation has been at the forefront of medical research funding for years. Without philanthropists like Epstein, medical research would not be able to grow and make the strides it has. EFTA00659325