Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129, B\u00e1c s\u0129 Tanja Gruber, hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n trong vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 l\u00e0 chuy\u00ean gia d\u1eabn d\u1eaft c\u00e1c th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng cho tr\u1ebb s\u01a1 sinh m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh b\u1ea1ch c\u1ea7u lymphoblastic c\u1ea5p t\u00ednh (ALL), m\u1ed9t c\u0103n b\u1ec7nh g\u00e2y t\u1eed vong \u1edf hai ph\u1ea7n ba tr\u1ebb em d\u01b0\u1edbi 1 tu\u1ed5i. S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u khoa h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Gruber v\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n, hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng. D\u1eef li\u1ec7u ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u cho th\u1ea5y t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 ch\u1eefa kh\u1ecfi b\u1ec7nh \u1edf tr\u1ebb s\u01a1 sinh m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea9n \u0111o\u00e1n m\u1eafc ALL \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edd l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n \u00e1i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0, ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u2014v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng\u201d, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Gruber d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 ALL \u1edf tr\u1ebb s\u01a1 sinh m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1edfi x\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1ea1i B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi St. Jude thu\u1ed9c B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi Lucile Packard v\u00e0 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau n\u00e2ng t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 ch\u1eefa kh\u1ecfi l\u00ean 80%. B\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Stanford n\u0103m 2020 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edfng khoa Huy\u1ebft h\u1ecdc, Ung th\u01b0, C\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p T\u1ebf b\u00e0o g\u1ed1c v\u00e0 Y h\u1ecdc T\u00e1i t\u1ea1o m\u1edbi t\u1ea1i Khoa Nhi thu\u1ed9c Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Y, v\u00e0 gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c Trung t\u00e2m Bass v\u1ec1 Ung th\u01b0 v\u00e0 B\u1ec7nh M\u00e1u \u1edf Tr\u1ebb em t\u1ea1i B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi Packard.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n h\u00f3a khoa h\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb,\u201d Gruber n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n g\u00e2y ung th\u01b0, v\u00ec v\u1eady nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eb1m m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 c\u01a1 ch\u1ebf sinh h\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1m \u1ea9n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb n\u00e0o s\u1ebd c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m sang ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 ti\u00ean l\u01b0\u1ee3ng x\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn Stanford \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb m\u1edbi m\u1ebb v\u00e0 ti\u00ean ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 cung c\u1ea5p ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n ch\u0103m s\u00f3c th\u00f4i l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp nh\u1eefng ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n ch\u0103m s\u00f3c m\u1edbi. \u0110\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp th\u00eam s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh cho B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi Packard k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp. Kho\u1ea3n t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 $70 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la c\u1ee7a David v\u00e0 Lucile Packard v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1986 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n m\u1edbi, \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1ng hi\u1ebfn tr\u1ecdn \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Lucile cho s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe tr\u1ebb em.<\/p>\n
B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c chuy\u00ean gia; t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u; m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 trang b\u1ecb c\u00e1c t\u00f2a nh\u00e0; v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn tr\u1ebb em m\u1eafc c\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh l\u00fd nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng, bao g\u1ed3m ung th\u01b0, d\u1ecb t\u1eadt tim, b\u1ec7nh t\u1ef1 mi\u1ec5n, v.v.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 y t\u1ebf kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n - d\u00f9 \u1edf tr\u1ebb em hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn - n\u1eb1m \u1edf nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, v\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ngu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 c\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh cho nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u y t\u1ebf, Vi\u1ec7n Y t\u1ebf Qu\u1ed1c gia, l\u1ea1i d\u00e0nh \u00edt kinh ph\u00ed h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 cho nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o tr\u1ebb em. V\u00ed d\u1ee5, theo Qu\u1ef9 Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Ung th\u01b0 Tr\u1ebb em, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 4% ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 d\u00e0nh cho nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u ung th\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e0nh cho nhi khoa.<\/p>\n
Ngo\u00e0i ra, ng\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea9m c\u00f2n e ng\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1ee7i ro cao. Gruber cho bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn c\u00e1c b\u00e1c s\u0129 ung th\u01b0 nhi khoa nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u00edt thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00ea duy\u1ec7t cho tr\u1ebb em v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n ung th\u01b0 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn thay th\u1ebf n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c li\u1ec7u ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m qua, B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi \u0111\u1ed3ng Packard v\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Y \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p m\u1edbi cho nh\u1eefng c\u0103n b\u1ec7nh c\u1ea5p b\u00e1ch nh\u1ea5t \u1edf tr\u1ebb em. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 b\u1edfi v\u0103n h\u00f3a h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u00e0 cam k\u1ebft chung trong vi\u1ec7c th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o n\u00e0y \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9t ph\u00e1 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f9ng h\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1eddng: nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n
Ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n ti\u00ean ti\u1ebfn theo hai c\u00e1ch quan tr\u1ecdng:<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng gi\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb tr\u00ed gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3, cung c\u1ea5p ngu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i cho c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o nhi khoa mu\u1ed1n theo \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u00e1c \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u r\u1ee7i ro cao, mang l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i \u00edch cao, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb tr\u00ed gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 gi\u00fap gi\u1ea3m s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a gi\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean v\u00e0o ngu\u1ed3n thu t\u1eeb l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng v\u00e0 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian h\u01a1n v\u00e0o nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 b\u00e1c s\u0129-nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp theo.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may, chi ph\u00ed th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9. Chi ph\u00ed bao g\u1ed3m mua thu\u1ed1c, thu\u00ea nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m. "\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta thu h\u1eb9p kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi", Gruber n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 hai l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n - nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u00e0 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng - g\u1eafn b\u00f3 ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd v\u1edbi nhau. Khi b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n c\u00f3 ngu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u00e1c th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u th\u00fa v\u1ecb v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n tham gia. V\u00e0 khi c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn, nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd.<\/p>\n
Elaine v\u00e0 John Chambers \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 cho t\u00e0i n\u0103ng v\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u trong su\u1ed1t 16 n\u0103m h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 cho v\u1ecb tr\u00ed gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3, gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0a Gruber \u0111\u1ebfn Stanford. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Jeff Chambers, ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng, Andi Okamura, \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 v\u1ec1 sinh h\u1ecdc ung th\u01b0, do Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Juilen Sage n\u1eafm gi\u1eef. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Gruber, Sage t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb m\u1edbi cho tr\u1ebb em m\u1eafc m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ec7nh ung th\u01b0 nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5t. C\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 nh\u1eefng y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a kh\u1ed1i u v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 cho ph\u00e9p t\u1ebf b\u00e0o t\u0103ng sinh \u1edf c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00e2n t\u1eed.<\/p>\n
John, CEO c\u1ee7a J2C Ventures v\u00e0 c\u1ef1u CEO c\u1ee7a Cisco Systems, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o \u201c\u0111\u00fang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang v\u0103n h\u00f3a\u201d nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch Tanja. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01a1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o \u1edf B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Nhi Packard l\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u00e1m \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u00f9a thu n\u0103m nay, gia \u0111\u00ecnh Chambers \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 Gruber v\u00e0 t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a b\u00e0: \u0111\u1ea9y nhanh qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u00e1c li\u1ec7u ph\u00e1p m\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u0103ng s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng t\u1ea1i B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n nhi Packard v\u00e0 t\u0103ng g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i s\u1ed1 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd.<\/p>\n
\u201cTi\u1ebfn s\u0129 Gruber cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng l\u00e0 y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 then ch\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb em cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n v\u00e0 an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n?\u201d, Elaine, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eebng l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Qu\u1ef9 Lucile Packard v\u00ec S\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe Tr\u1ebb em, chia s\u1ebb. \u201cL\u00e0 m\u1ed9t x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e1c th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb m\u1edbi h\u01a1n, hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n cho tr\u1ebb em v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c h\u00f3a t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Gruber d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t "\u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 trong m\u01a1" b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn Stanford. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u01b0\u01a1ng lai l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta,\u201d Gruber n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ea5p b\u00e1ch. \u201cV\u1edbi b\u1ec1 d\u00e0y chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp Stanford, c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 c\u01a1 s\u1edf ch\u0103m s\u00f3c ti\u00ean ti\u1ebfn, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 quan tr\u1ecdng t\u1eeb b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 Khoa Y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u00e1c li\u1ec7u ph\u00e1p m\u1edbi v\u00e0 mang l\u1ea1i hy v\u1ecdng cho nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb em m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh ung th\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n \u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 khai ph\u00e1 ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng. Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ranh gi\u1edbi n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ea5t kh\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1i n\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng chung tay.\u201d<\/p>\n
H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng cam k\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u00e1c th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 ung th\u01b0 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn $1,25 tri\u1ec7u. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p, vui l\u00f2ng li\u00ean h\u1ec7 Dawn Mitchell theo s\u1ed1 (650) 724-5765 ho\u1eb7c Dawn.Mitchell@LPFCH.org.<\/p>\n