In light of the most recent tragic loss of Steve Jobs, one of the greatest minds this world will ever know, I really have to ask what would our world be like without cancer? Can you imagine a world where cancer is something you read about in a history book and never experience first hand? I can and that is what makes this trip so much more important.
If we can create a vaccine that eliminates a virus that is linked to cancer thereby effectively eliminating that cancer, there is no reason, in my mind, that we can't do it for other cancers. Which vaccine does that, the HPV vaccine. We can't stop there. We need to keep pushing toward a cure for all cancers. I don't want to hear about "rare" cancer's, all cancer sucks! Whether you experience cancer first hand or you are a family member or friend, the impact is great. We can't just sit back and do nothing. Look around you 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will at some point in their lives be faced with cancer, those numbers need to change.
Okay so maybe those of you reading this aren't crazy enough to ride a bicycle around the world, but we can all do something. It may be just holding the hand of someone suffering or offering up a prayer, it may be speaking out and keeping this disease in the forefront of everyone's mind, we all have some way of giving back. I challenge you to find yours!
