John McCain: Livestrong Summit 07/24/08

John McCain
Livestrong Summit
Columbus, OH - 07/24/08

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Yes, I was in a battle, not a war like so many people, brave Americans that Lance just pointed out. But I was in a battle with melanoma. And I know, I know somewhat, at least to a small degree how tough that battle can be. And yes, I have become a fanatic. Yes, I admit it. [...] We go a lot of sun in Arizona, and we know of the rising instance, just of melanoma in my state. And we know, of the tragedy and havoc. Many times, I recall a beloved woman by the name of Maureen Reagan. [...]

We know the struggle and the challenge that that faces. And I am, as Lance is, optimistic about the future. I'm optimistic about the future because one of the greatest accomplishments in human history took place some years ago with the mapping of the human genome. And we know that this has opened the door and the vistas in a way that we never thought possible. And I'm very proud, if I might give you a little commercial, that Dr. Jeff Tremp, one of those who was at the National Institute of Health at that time it was founded, a wonderful company called TGEN in Phoenix Arizona. And they are cooperating with the University of Arizona, Arizona State Univ., with the pharmaceutical companies, and they're making great progress. And there are institutions here in Ohio and all across America that are making use of that incredible, incredible, incredible accomplishment that frankly most experts thought was not possible. Thanks in part to the work of organizations like Livestrong, [...] and in the lives of cancer patients you are adding decades where once there were years, and years where once there were only months. Scientists, as we all know, are closing in on the enemy. Not fast enough, not fast enough, in all its forms. And one day they're going to save uncounted lives with a cure for cancer."

LABEL: JM OH 07-24 (RAD#5) Clip 6

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