Fourteen-year-old British sailor, Alex Hamel, competed in and won the
America’s Cup Endeavor Hobie Wave Junior
Regatta during the 35th America's Cup. Alex’s father, Chris, has been
seriously ill since being diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer in 2015
and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Hear from both of
them on their journeys, and how
through fundraising and donations from those who support them, Alex was
able to travel to Bermuda to compete
with her Dad looking on.
The Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCF) was created by the world’s foremost
cancer doctors of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to seek dramatic advances in the
prevention, treatment and cures of all
types of cancer. Toward the vision of a world free from the fear of
cancer, CCF works to conquer this disease
by funding breakthrough cancer research and sharing cutting-edge
knowledge with patients and physicians
worldwide, and by improving the quality of care and access to care,
enhancing for the lives of all who are
touched by cancer.
CCF supports ASCO’s award-winning Cancer.Net, a
comprehensive, accurate, oncologist approved
site with information on more than 120 cancer types for people living
with cancer and those who care
for them. CCF is operating in Bermuda in association with Endeavour
Community Sailing registered charity #977. For more information, visit CONQUER.ORG
(www.americascup.com)
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