Powering Progressto Save Lives It takes teamwork to bring new treatments to cancer patients. Scientists, patients, and donors make it possible for us to create lifesaving therapies. Thanks to our community, we continue to fund groundbreaking scientific studies leading to the next great discoveries. We launch clinical trials that give patients new options and hope. And we bring all of us closer to a world free from the fear of cancer. Read more below about the important people behind the progress at the Cancer Research Institute. Patients Dale B Skin Cancer Sharon Belvin MelanomaPennsylvania Bob Carlson Lung Cancer Brendan Connors MelanomaConnecticut Dan Engel Melanoma Dorothy Fabian Esophageal Cancer Janie Ferling MelanomaLos Angeles, CA Donna Fernandez Lung Cancer Debbie Guadagno Kidney Cancer Tina H Liver Cancer LaToya Johnson Breast Cancer Donna Lynch Lymphoma Cole M Childhood Cancer Ed O Lung Cancer Maureen O’Grady Lung CancerMilford, CT Judy Perkins Breast CancerFlorida Janie Peskin Colorectal Cancer Karen Peterson Breast CancerNew York, NY Oswald Peterson Lung Cancer Fiona Rawlinson Skin Cancer Rikki Rockett CaliforniaHead and Neck Cancer John Ryan Lung Cancer Ron Simmons Lung Cancer Ron Speidel Bladder Cancer Samir Tanios Other Cancer Shann Weston Leukemia John White Prostate Cancer Emily Whitehead LeukemiaPhilipsburg, PA