by Garth Sundem | May 14, 2019 | Featured, Latest News, Philanthropy
CU Cancer Center Director, Richard Schulick, MD, MBA (left), and Former Director, Paul Bunn, MD In the years since Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act in 1971, the overall five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with the disease has risen from about 50...
by Erika Matich | Apr 24, 2019 | Latest News, Philanthropy
Katy Rady lost her brother, Paul, to cancer nearly four years ago. Katy and her husband, also named Paul, turned their grief into a mission to prevent other families from having to go through the same pain. That mission led to the Paul R. O’Hara II Esophagogastric...
by Erika Matich | Feb 28, 2019 | Latest News, Philanthropy
Dr. Camidge and Emily Daniels speak to the importance of philanthropy and research. Emily Daniels was 32 years-old and pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. One year later, Emily presented a check for more than $100,000 to the...
by Garth Sundem | Dec 17, 2018 | Honors, Latest News, Philanthropy
In academic medicine, endowed chairs are honors created by philanthropic funds to provide stable, long-term positions for highly accomplished scientists. University of Colorado Cancer Center is proud to announce recipients of two newly endowed chairs, namely Daniel...
by Erika Matich | Nov 21, 2018 | Philanthropy, Research
Cancer is crafty. The disease often resists treatment and developing long-lasting, effective therapies is a challenge. University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Craig, Jordan, PhD, has been awarded a $5 million grant to build on his body of work targeting...
by Taylor Abarca | Nov 6, 2018 | Latest News, Philanthropy
On November 17, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is hosting “An Evening of Hope” with the non-profit Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research. This special event raises funds for life-saving pancreatic cancer research at the University of...
