How Nature and a 9-Year Old Are Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: Dr. Jim Olson at TEDxSeattle
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Dr. Jim Olson is an internationally recognized thought leader in cancer drug discovery who has a lofty goal of being able to give hope to every child and family facing a diagnosis of inoperable brain cancer before he retires. To achieve his vision, he relies on community-driven funding and nature-inspired solutions. His team's track record of innovation includes the invention of Tumor Paint, a scorpion toxin based drug that makes cancer cells light up so that surgeons can distinguish cancer from normal tissue while operating. They also invented a way to test multiple different chemotherapy drugs in a patient's tumor to prioritize the best drugs or combinations and eliminate ineffective drugs. Dr. Olson cares for children with brain cancer, leads an innovative lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and founded two biotechnology companies to support his vision -- Blaze Bioscience and Presage Biosciences. Read more about his most recent endeavor at projectviolet.org.
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After a 7 year battle against an anaplastic ependymoma, my 11 year old son died. It is so inspiring to see someone thinking outside the box. So little innovation is happening especially in pediatric brain tumors. Thank you Dr Olson for having a heart and soul to respond to the challenges faced in the childhood cancer experience and go the path less traveled.
21 years ago I stood with my brother and our extended family as we buried his 8-year-old son who died from an extremely rare form of cancer. The loss was made more devastating by the fact that his oncologist "checked out" on us once it was apparent that my nephew was terminal. I am deeply hopeful for Dr. Olson's research approach. I am more deeply impressed and grateful that as a doctor, he has chosen to run toward his patients rather than away. This defines compassionate care.
pediatric oncology sounds like the most difficult career on the face of the earth... sir, you are a goddamn saint and i salute you.
The amount of heart and courage this guy has to do that job everyday is just in-credible! After hearing this talk, Dr. Olson skyrocketed to the top of my list of personal heroes. I hope he cures cancer and saves every last child that walks into his office. I cannot think of a better place for my 100 dollars!! Thank you doctor Olson for all you do!!
Thank God for people like Dr. Olson
Now I understand the challenge and the reward of working with a child with cancer.
Proud to be one of the very first to adopt a drug on the Project Violet site. I've named my drug SLOAN-08 after my dear cousin, Mary Ellen Sloan, who lost her battle to cancer. Her daughter was 4 years old when her mama passed. And since her beautiful girl was born in August, I've added the 08 as part of the drug name. Mary Ellen is the reason why I work at Fred Hutch and I am grateful to be part of the Hutch team. Thank YOU, Dr. Olson, for making a difference in helping to save lives faster.
Hi David - We are working on the next generation of peptide drugs, designed to deliver therapy directly to cancer cells. With Tumor Paint, we were aiming for a molecule that has little or no toxicity and could help at least 700,000 people a year. I believe we can follow that molecule with one that is ideal for delivering therapy.
I agree with Hollywood4fun. You can't eat fish because of all the plastics and oil-spill oils in the oceans. And though natural pesticides work well enough-- or better than chemicals--we're stuck with chemicals on our foods. Eliminating these poisons would help us all prevent diseases.
This is the best TED talk in history
Thanks Jim for all the work you do from your heart and from your head. I loved hearing about what you do.
Tremendously inspiring. Health research and care with a soul, in addition to an intellect, which is what will really drive things further. This project deserves support.
Great work Jim Olson! If only we knew what we knew back in 2004 when my dad passed away from a glioblastoma. I pray you will continue to make great success in your research.
Go Jimmy! thanks for some great inspiration this morning. thanks for diving in and embracing the mess that is cancer. love you, Janice and Jang-Ho
This guy is a genuinely lovely person. 👏 👏 👏
The best Ted talk I have ever heard...but one question which kept ringing in my mind..If flowers and scropion's produce self resistant techniques and components, isnt it a good way to think of it as some kind of humans produce resistant components to these cancers where as some lack that and start investigating from that corner?
?? if these markers can sneak inside a cancer cell and seek out only cancer cells can we not use this as a delivery vehicle of anti cancer agents directly into the cell?
It is interesting to me to hear doctors talk about how many pharmaceuticals come from plants. If you look it up, you would be astounded. Another good reason for us to be mostly plant eaters, to benefit from all that plants offer.
Oh yeah so let’s put that on our face, omg, people are crazy if people would just start eating whole food plant-based diet with no processed foods meat or dairy they would be the healthiest people! I know this for a fact because I’ve done it and I’ve never felt better my depression is gone my skin has cleared up everything has gotten better! Highly suggest whole food plant-based eating for life!
That was a very powerfull speech.
Awesome!
Please help Jim and his team fight this battle.
God bless you, sir
Why can’t oncologist in the US offer RGCC labs that also tell what medicines or supplements will work for their patients. Only offered in other country’s like Greece Spain but is ordered by some natural paths in the US.
Amazing
Awesome work. Congratulations. EHS
I can't help but wonder if instead of (or along with) attaching something to the scorpion chlorotoxin that glows, how about something that will just kill the tumor cell outright? They've probably thought of this. Amazing stuff. Keep up the great work!
wouldn't it be easier, more effective and safer to use cannabis oil to cure their cancer?
Don't be selfish. Donate your organs. Once your Spirit is with God, the remains should go for goodness and research.
Not to be dense, but isn't a brain an organ? Why isn't it part of the organ donor program? I never would have considered that I need to donate my brain separately.
Because, if you donate your brain to some on else, most of what was that person is now you.
Besides, most cases or organ donations happens when the person is legally dead i.e. braindead. So there would be nothing to donate anyway.
Sorry I am not a medical student...forgive me for my ignorance..
Only minimal research $ toward PREVENTION.
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Procommenter Hey Procommenter, hopefully there's enough imaginative and adventurous researchers that can cure that duck voice of yours. Unfortunately when that time comes you'd probably deny it. Good luck with that.
Kane Alson *Sister, drop your ghetto pride and get a job.*
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Kane Alson *Sister, I posted the preventative, treatment & cure for cancer below.*
*A quack is a clinician who administers ineffective treatment.*
This man, Jim Olson, by definition, is a quack.*
*Explain your behavior.*
I was with him up until the reversing autism part :/