Along the way, an advocacy network is being built that acts on survivorship issues to be continued long after the big Washington event. When people realize that cancer poses the most serious threat to our nation, they will rank it near the top of national priorities. NCCS in planning a hard-hitting media blitz reaching major newspapers, national television, and local radio. Many nationally known individuals have pledged to support The March with their time and talent including Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Sam Donaldson, Larry King, Sherry Lansing, Michael Milken and Robert Urich. US TOO Regional Directors, Chapter Leaders and members have attended organizational meetings across the country and will continue to promote The March in order to maintain pressure on national leaders until cancer is defeated.
Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing.
As a result, the cancerous cells stop growing and die. Carboxyaminoimidazole belongs to a group of chemotherapy drugs that affect how cells use calcium. Vitamin C has been noted to inhibit cell division and growth through the production of hydrogen peroxide, which in turn damages the cancerous cells. Participants will be treated with two doses of CAI orally on days one and five. Patients are randomized with respect to timing of drug administration and food intake.