I'm pleased to include you in our first edition of impact. The name reflects that donors like you play a huge role in our successes, including the groundbreaking advances made by Jim Allison, Ph.D., the 2018 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. We're also introducing you to two amazing cancer survivors who are giving back. I hope you are as proud of these stories as we are. Thanks for all you do.
Peter WT Pisters, M.D. President
Meet frequent flyer David Wight
This bladder cancer survivor travels 3,200 miles from Alaska to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center every two weeks for treatment. And yet, he feels like he’s won the lottery. Find out how outstanding care and a desire to “pay it forward” have him racking up the miles.
The side effects of Susan Tancer’s brain cancer treatments helped her uncover a unique talent for creating custom handbags. Now this survivor is on a mission to help end cancer.