In praise of oncologists

Undoubtedly, leukemia is one of the most life-threatening conditions one can be diagnosed with. This is why it brings me great joy knowing that oncologists of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are collaborating to uncover advanced technologies and possible cures that may just extend the lives of those diagnosed with leukemia.

I found it exciting to read such a hopeful story on the front of my newspaper (“New approach counters leukemia,” April 26).

The science behind the potential treatment is fascinating, and I cannot help but feel as though research put toward discovering potential cures for cancer is creating a better environment and society for us all. By looking into possible cures, oncologists are providing new hope to those diagnosed with the disease. This, of all things, is what is most important.

Acknowledging the fact that those with leukemia are suffering each day, discovering what may potentially put an end to it, and reassuring those diagnosed is a doing incomparable to any other.

Thanks to oncologists all around, the world is becoming a better place one discovery at a time. Though this recent finding may not fully be considered a “cure” yet, I have hope that, someday, perhaps it will.

Kaley DeWeese

Spokane