Today, nearly 40 years since President Nixon declared the “War on Cancer” with the National Cancer Act of 1971, we are still fighting to cure the second deadliest disease for men and women in the U.S. Every year, numerous government agencies sink billions of dollars into cancer research and prevention efforts; non-profits contribute additional millions of dollars. More than $200 billion has been spent fighting cancer since 1971.
Yet we still lose 1,500 people every single day to cancer.
It’s clear: Something has to change. The way we fight cancer is not working. Little progress has been made over the past many decades, and death rates have declined only slightly.
The Gateway for Cancer Research has been fighting the war on cancer for nearly 20 years. In that time, we’ve funded 71 studies—and raised $20 million for research focused on helping patients NOW.
And while other organizations spend significant portions of their donations on administrative costs, The Gateway is one of a few organizations in the U.S. that gives 99¢ of every dollar received to research. We need answers now—our lives depend on it, and we can’t afford to wait. The work our treatment innovatorsSM are doing could help someone you love with cancer. Are you ready to join our movement and Demand Cures TodaySM?
"Treatment InnovatorSM" is the term we use for researchers funded by The Gateway for Cancer Research: the men and women we support in their search for better treatments and cures that can help cancer patients TODAY.