Our coalition is united in support of Prop 38 to advance life-saving immunology research to prevent and cure debilitating diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s and heart disease.
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“Hope is powered by science, and the scientific opportunities in front of us have never been greater. Prop 38 will help accelerate research that turns discoveries into breakthroughs for people living with Parkinson’s and many other diseases. The Michael J. Fox Foundation is proud to support Prop 38 and encourages Californians to vote YES in November.”
“Proposition 38 represents an opportunity to provide hope to Californians and their families by developing cures for diabetes, cancer and heart disease, which disproportionately impact African Americans. Prop 38 improves health equity by ensuring that Californians from all walks of life will have access to lifesaving cures that have historically been out of reach to California’s disadvantaged communities.”
“Close to 100,000 people in San Diego County are living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia, and that number is expected to rise to 115,000 by 2030. Every family we work with is waiting for research to catch up to their need, and right now that need is only growing. Prop 38 gives California a real shot at leading that research instead of waiting on it. We’re asking voters to support those families this November by voting yes on Prop 38.”
“Every year we wait is another year of Orange County families receiving a diagnosis that changes their family and loved one forever. More than 164,000 neighbors here are living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Those families can’t wait for the funding picture in Washington to sort itself out.”
“I’m voting YES on Prop 38 because living with chronic immune-mediated and autoimmune conditions has shown me how much we still need to learn about the immune system. Research means hope for better answers, safer treatments and more options for patients like me.”
“Cancer and other devastating diseases have touched nearly every part of my family. I support research that can give families better treatments, more time and hope for a healthier future.”
“I live with lupus and several autoimmune conditions. Investing in research means investing in better treatments, better quality of life and hope for people like me.”
“My father, a doctor, was diagnosed with a brain tumor when I was 5 and died when I was 7. Since my degree at UCSB was in pharmacology, I learned the value of research for all diseases, but specifically cancer.”
“I have faced thyroid cancer and other serious health challenges for years, and I know how important it is to have better treatment options. Cancer research gives patients like me hope that scientists and doctors can develop new breakthroughs and lifesaving treatments. That’s why continued investment in medical research is so important to me.”
“I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in June 2026, and the news impacted my entire family. Through the heartbreak, we’ve picked up the pieces and kept moving forward. In our family, giving up is not an option. We just keep swimming. That’s why I’m voting YES on Prop 38.”
“I believe years of medical research helped make my treatment for brain and kidney cancer possible. Continued research can give more patients the chance to move forward after a cancer diagnosis.”
“My wife has metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her bones. I support aggressive research and development of new therapies that can help patients live longer and turn devastating diagnoses into more manageable conditions.”
“My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 50 years old, and I help care for her. Families like mine know how urgently we need better answers and new treatments.”
"My 89-year-old father who could not go through a major surgery was cured of bladder cancer through immunotherapy. So many are affected by diseases that immunotherapy could heal. Please fund the research for patients as well as for everyone around them who also goes through severe trauma due to losing a loved one."
"I wouldn't be alive right now without research specific to immunological diseases. It took 10 years and traveling through three states, across the country alone, to finally get involved with a research team and get the testing I needed to diagnose my rare immunological disorder. I had to fight and nearly die to get the care I needed. No one should ever face that type of journey when they are as sick as we are."
"I was diagnosed with MS in 2007. Thankfully, my neurologist recommended IVIG therapy to boost my immunity and make it safe for me to receive my MS treatment. Without the research and development that led to IVIG being available for me to use I probably would be much worse off than I am currently."
“Our community knows what it means to wait on science while people we love run out of time. The same immunology research that changed the course of HIV is now opening doors to find treatments and cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease and so many other debilitating diseases. California must seize this moment and vote YES on Proposition 38.”
“As an allergist/immunologist, I see the impact of immunology every day in the patients and families who depend on better diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care. Stable funding through Prop 38 would help sustain and accelerate this research, supporting discoveries that can improve outcomes for people living with allergies, asthma, immunodeficiencies, and other immune-related conditions for years to come.”
“More than 133,000 Californians are living with Parkinson’s disease or related conditions, and thousands more are affected as family members, friends and loved ones. For every one of them, research represents possibility — the possibility of better treatments, more time with the people they love and, one day, a future without Parkinson's. Prop 38’s investment in immunology research could help California scientists uncover new possibilities and make discoveries that improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s and other diseases."
"Health equity means ensuring every community has access to better treatments. We support Prop 38 because advancing medical research and new treatments can help close health disparities and create healthier communities across California, especially underserved populations"
“Alzheimer's steals memories and independence from the people we love, and deprives us of precious time with them. Proposition 38 offers hope by supporting breakthrough immunology research that would change the future for millions of people."
"For the millions of people affected by lupus and other autoimmune diseases, Prop 38 will help advance breakthrough research that offers hope for better treatments and future cures."
"Prop 38 is a meaningful opportunity to advance the science that could prevent and cure Alzheimer's disease. Immunology research is helping unlock how the brain and immune system interact — knowledge critical to the next generation of treatments. The Alzheimer's Association urges Californians to vote yes in November."
“As a four-time cancer survivor, I've seen firsthand how years of scientific research can transform a patient's future. Immunotherapies gave me more hope and more time – something every patient and their family deserves.”
“Just two decades ago, fewer than one in ten patients with advanced melanoma survived five years. Today, approximately half are surviving — a remarkable transformation driven by immunology. This is the kind of hope our patients and their families need.”
“For families facing hereditary cancer, breakthroughs in immunology offer hope where few options once existed. Prop 38 has the potential to accelerate discoveries that could transform the prevention, detection and treatment of hereditary cancers for future generations.”
“As the daughter of a lung cancer survivor who had one year of immunotherapy, and as a Registered Nurse, I have seen firsthand the value of Immunotherapy — and the need for continued research. Proud to support Prop 38!"
"Every day I work with patients and families whose lives are being radically impacted by diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, ALS, and dementia. We need to keep investing in research that brings hope for better treatments and, ultimately, cures — not only for patients, but for the millions of loved ones who care for them."
"Living with multiple sclerosis has shown me firsthand that immunology research changes lives. As an immunotherapy patient, I've experienced how scientific advances can transform care, and every breakthrough offers new hope for people living with autoimmune diseases and other serious illnesses."
"As a mother navigating my son's journey through leukemia treatment and now a complex, unexplained immune condition, I've seen both the promise and the gaps in immunology. Families like ours need more treatments, more breakthroughs, and more hope. Prop 38 gives families like ours a fighting chance, not just against cancer, but against everything that comes after."
"Immunotherapy saved my life — I was just weeks away from losing my life when a breakthrough treatment gave me a second chance. That’s why I’m proud to support Prop 38, because no one should be told hope is out of reach when we have the science to save them."
“Medical research gives people living with ALS something we urgently need: more time, more hope and more chances for breakthroughs.”
"Immunotherapies are an incredible medical innovation that has extended the lives of kidney cancer patients. I believe the onslaught of promising treatments on the horizon will most definitely have an even greater impact on kidney cancer patients and their families in the future. Our goal is to keep up the momentum through continued research in hopes of saving even more lives."
“I’m alive today because of the researchers and doctors who found an immunotherapy that cured my cancer. Prop 38 will expand research and lifesaving cures to save the lives of even more patients like me.”
“Prop 38 can accelerate lifesaving innovation, strengthen America’s leadership in biomedical research and bring new therapies to patients who cannot afford to wait.”
“California has long been a global leader in scientific innovation, and we cannot afford to slow progress. Immunotherapy is opening extraordinary new possibilities not only for cancer, but also for Alzheimer’s disease and neurological disorders, and California will lead the world toward lifesaving breakthroughs.”
"Immunotherapy is changing the future of cancer care, but patients can’t afford for research to slow down. We urgently need sustained investment to accelerate breakthroughs and bring more life-saving treatments to patients and families.”
“Advances in immunology are opening new doors to slowing or stopping neurodegenerative diseases. Prop 38 is an investment in hope and promising scientific progress for the Frontotemporal Degeneration community."
“When I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, I thought my life was over, but immunotherapy has given my family hope for the future, and perhaps a chance at a full life. Having worked in scientific research, I understand the promise these breakthroughs hold and strongly believe we must continue investing in immunotherapy research so more families can have the same hope and lives can be saved.”
“Immunology research is essential to advancing new ways to prevent, detect, and treat liver disease and liver cancer. Prop 38 accelerates the development of life‑saving treatments that strengthen the immune system and bring promising cures closer to the families most affected.”
"I support immunology and immunotherapy research because it is one of the few levers we have that can fundamentally change the trajectory of cancer and many immune‑driven diseases in a single generation."
"As a cancer survivor, and someone who has lost many family members to cancer and other diseases like heart disease, I believe investing in immunology and immunotherapy research is where the promise resides in new therapies and cures for a myriad of diseases."
"At a time of declining federal research funding, I support Prop 38 because it will provide sustained support to accelerate innovation and the development of transformative immunotherapies. Prop 38 is essential to ensuring scientific advances can be translated into life-saving treatments that improve outcomes for patients across California."
“Amid growing uncertainty in public health, healthcare access, and research funding, California cannot afford to fall behind. Prop 38 is critical to keeping our state at the forefront of lifesaving innovation and protecting the health and wellbeing of our communities.”
“Emerging insights from immunology are reshaping how we understand ALS and where new treatments may come from. Prop 38 is a critical step toward accelerating research that can meaningfully slow disease progression. For people living with ALS, time is the one thing they don’t have, making action like this not just important, but imperative.”
“I've seen firsthand, through my work in immunology research and with patients, how lifesaving discoveries depend on sustained funding. This measure gives California the opportunity to accelerate research that could bring hope – and ultimately cures – to millions of families facing diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and heart disease."
"We believe California should lead the nation in science funding, and Prop 38 is a prime example of how strategic investment can improve the health outcomes of all Californians."
"Blood Cancer United strongly supports Prop 38. This measure will strengthen California’s research and clinical trial infrastructure, helping patients access cutting-edge therapies sooner while accelerating the search for cures."
"The Parkinson Association of Northern California supports Prop 38 because it drives disease-modifying research focused on slowing or stopping Parkinson’s, not just managing its symptoms. This work advances our understanding of the gut-immune-brain connection, where the disease may originate, and holds real potential to save lives.”
"Prop 38 is an important part of the equation to help close the gap in health outcomes for black Californians and other vulnerable communities."
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