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One in four of us will at some time suffer from cancer. The
high mortality rate, the suffering experienced by patients from the side effects
of existing treatments, and the high costs of treatment all contribute to making
cancer a priority for drug research.
A new way to help
A landmark research project has begun that allows people to make a real
difference in the fight against cancer.
The United Devices Cancer Research Project is asking you to volunteer your PC
to help process molecular research being conducted by the Department of
Chemistry at the University of
Oxford in England and the National
Foundation for Cancer Research. To participate, you simply download a very
small, no cost, non-invasive software program that works like a screensaver: it
runs when your computer isn't being used, and processes research until you need
your machine. Your computer never leaves your desk, and the project never
interrupts your usual PC use.
It's safe and easy
There is no cost to participate and no impact on your computer use. The project
software cannot detect or transfer anything on your machine but project-specific
information. It just allows your computer to screen molecules that may be
developed into drugs to fight cancer. Each individual computer analyzes a few
molecules and then sends the results back over the Internet for further
research. This project is anticipated to be the largest computational chemistry
project ever undertaken and represents a genuine hope to find a better way to
fight cancer.
The computational power to perform research of this scale is only available
through the generosity of individuals like you.
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