Welcome
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
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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.
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| IN THE NEWS |
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| Our own Jim Allison, Ph.D., wins the Nobel Prize for his landmark research to unleash the immune system against cancer. |
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| TEAM #endcancer |
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| 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. |
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| YOUR HEALTH |
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| Prostate cancer is the second-most-deadly cancer among men. Know your risk and what you can do about it. |
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| MAKE SOMEONE'S HOLIDAY |
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| Send heartfelt holiday wishes to your loved ones and help end cancer. Each greeting card you send helps bring us closer to Making Cancer History®. |
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Increase your lifesaving impact this holiday season
Send your tax-deductible year-end gift
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