│Finding the Common Pathways for the Prevention, Screening, Detection and Cure of All Types of Cancer ˩
The Cancer Research Institute
of West Tennessee
CRIWT is addressing two areas of cancer care that are often overlooked: Individualized Cancer Management and Treatment Therapy.
Dr. Jerry Thornthwaite founded the CRIWT. He has devoted his clinical research to improving cancer patient care through laboratory procedures to individualize a patient's diagnosis, treatment and follow-up monitoring. He has established oncology laboratories at Cedars Medical Center and Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida.
The CRIWT is currently raising about $15,000,000 for research in early detection and treatment.
The laboratory research that is critically needed includes a more advanced and conclusive measurement of DNA in tumors and body fluids by flow cytometry and further development and utilization of tumor marker assays for various cancers for screening.
The CRIWT's goal is that the laboratory research will find its way in a timely manner directly into the environment.