Because Research Saves Lives
From Trial to Breakthrough: Curing the Incurable, One Life at a Time
This kind of progress doesn’t happen on its own. It happens because people like you stand beside the scientists and patients, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Your support is not just appreciated - it is essential.
Life After Cancer
Those who have gone through cancer treatment describe the first few months as a time of change. It’s not so much "getting back to normal" as it is finding out what’s normal for you now. Read about life after cancer support resources here.
Why Your Support Matters
Rutgers Cancer Institute relies on your support to pursue promising discoveries and ensure our physicians, researchers, and care teams have the tools they need to deliver the best patient care backed by the latest research. It will take all of us to beat cancer together.
Here are ways you can stay connected with the Rutgers Cancer Institute:
Community Fundraising Program
Organizing a fundraiser is an excellent way to be a part of the Rutgers Cancer Institute community while helping to advance the very best in cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Funds raised allow Rutgers Cancer Institute to advance its mission in the fight against cancer. Learn more and download the Resource Guide & Toolkit by visiting the Cancer Institute's website.
From Cancer Researcher to Survivor to Advocate to Pageant Winner
Rutgers–Newark Alumna Victoria Ramirez’s cancer survival story is a remarkable journey. A supporter of the Rutgers Cancer Institute, she advocates for the American Cancer Society and has started a company that makes comfortable gowns for cancer patients.
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Cancer strikes thousands in New Jersey and millions worldwide each year. At Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we know that lifesaving research is how we’ll beat cancer. Rest assured, we won’t stop innovating until cancer is gone. We need you in this fight...because research saves lives.
