Breast Cancer Personal Statement

Research in the field of health sciences has been my passion since high school. My interest in health sciences first began to bloom when my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, and following 8 years of struggle, she eventually succumbed to cancer. I would regularly go for hospital visits and would always be fascinated by seeing the treatment being performed on people. Following that, many of my other relatives were detected with cancer, and my family was told that we are at a higher risk for cancer. This made me ardent to pursue a career in the health sciences and I began to volunteer at the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center to be able to shadow physicians, get closer to patient treatment and to familiarize myself with the hospital environment.
I am currently pursuing my Bachelor’s degree in Biology from University of Virginia. Upon graduation, I prefer to apply to the UVA School of Medicine to pursue my degree in medicine. I am passionate about cancer research because I have lost many loved ones to cancer. I have witnessed the pain and suffering that cancer patients go through immense pain and suffering. Cancer causes more destruction in every way more than any other disease, and is on for a rapid rise in the recent years. Besides losing my loved ones to cancer, I volunteer for the American Cancer Society so that I can know more about the disease, can increase awareness among public, and can help those in need. My research interest is on the rapid increase of cancer in the world population in the recent years and nothing has been able to stop this deadly disease from killing millions of people around the world. I would like to research on the daily lifestyle habits that cause cancer, and want to educate people to avoid these habits through the American Cancer Society volunteer