Hello! This blog entry was primarily done by Tony in 2011 and was finished by Jenny and Gabriel. Today we will be introducing to a brilliant Asian-Canadian Doctor: Dr. Tak Wah Mak.
Dr. Tak Mak was born in southern China on October 4, 1946. He is now 65 years old. Dr. Mak Tak is well known for his work in immunology (the study of the immune system), he has also done work in biochemistry and cancer genetics! This particular Doctor made a huge contributions to Canada and medical history.
Dr. Mak Tak works with genetically modified mice to better understand the causes of cancer.
He also determined the gene inside the body which creates T Cells and by doing so he made an enormous medical breakthrough about the immune system. He was a step closer to stopping cancer. That lead him to the second part of his research: cell-apoptosis ( the death of cells). Cancer is basically cell-apoptosis gone wrong, since the cancer cells can't die they grow. Now, because of the research of Dr. Mak Tak a lot of people are safe from cancer. 50 years ago 25% of Women diagnosed with breast cancer lived for only 5 years. Today 75% of women diagnosed with breast cancer live more than 5 years and some are cured. Wow isn't he amazing?
Here is a quote made by Dr. Mak Tak : "Instead of trying to save a person drowning in the river, who is throwing them into to the river upstream? Can we prevent that from happening?" That makes a lot of sense doesn't it?
The video where I found this quote can be found below. It is entitled: CP24 Shares... Dr. Tak Mak's Story.
Here is a quote made by someone about Dr Mak Tak:"Dr. Tak Wah Mak brilliant career as a leading world-renowned Canadian scientist has had a major impact on public health around the world."
I got this quote from a description box of a Youtube video. I have the video below, but here is the link to the website so you can read the description box.
VIDEOS
In this is a video of Dr. Mak Tak talks about breast cancer and the different result of a person diagnosed with breast cancer 50 years and today.
This is a pretty short video but I believe you will find it very meaningful. In short, he is explaining his philosophy about how best to deal with Cancer.
P.S. This is where I got the quotes made by Dr. Mak Tak.
This is a biography of Dr Mak Tak. It also talk about successes and there are a couple of Doctors talk about and complements him and his work.
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Here are some wesite links for more information on Dr. Mak Wah Tak
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