OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — Cancer continues to be a formidable challenge in the United States, with nearly two million Americans diagnosed in 2025 and over 618,000 deaths expected.
While most cases occur in individuals over 50, cancer is increasingly affecting younger patients and remains the leading disease-related cause of death for children.
Jim Foote, CEO of First Ascent Biomedical, highlighted the complexity of cancer, stating, “Cancer is a living system. It rewrites, it adapts, it tries to survive. And two patients with the exact same cancer and the exact same mutation will respond completely differently to the same drug.”…