Courtesy of Downtown Detroit Partnership
On Thursday, Feb. 13, a special event took place in the heart of Detroit at Campus Martius Park. Ice skating enthusiasts of all ages came together to raise money for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. The evening kicked off at 6 p.m., with several skating groups braving the cold weather to perform for those in attendance.
Organized by the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation, this annual ice skating show raises funds for innovative cancer research by providing a portion of the money raised by ice skaters and skate teams in Southeast Michigan to Karmanos.
The Sk8 to Elimin8 ice show in Detroit is the longest-running event on the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation’s annual schedule, now on its seventh consecutive year.
This year’s event will specifically support studies with the new TheraBionic P1 device, an FDA-approved at-home handheld treatment for advanced liver cancer.
“We’re excited to open these studies for our patients and provide treatments that they otherwise do not have access to,” said Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D., medical oncologist, member of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Team, and associate center director of Clinical Science and Community Oncology.
“We have important research that we’re doing at the Karmanos Cancer Institute that this event supports and we’re delighted to participate.”
Boris C. Pasche, M.D., Ph.D, FACP, president and CEO of Karmanos and co-inventor of the TheraBionic P1 device, was also in attendance, speaking to the crowd about the research that this event supports.
Dr. Pasche emphasized that the TheraBionic P1 device studies supported by this event will be extremely critical to understanding how the device can make an even greater impact on cancer care.
Despite the cold and snowy weather, the event attracted many community members who came to support the skaters and Karmanos’ fight against cancer.