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New York Cancer Foundation Celebrates Advances in Cancer Treatment
“Raising Hope for NY Cancer Patients”
Dr. Jeff Vacirca, CEO of New York Cancer & Blood
Specialists (L), recently honored Co-Founder & CEO
of Flatiron Health, Nat Turner for his contributions
to cancer care at the New York Cancer Foundation’s
Raising Hope Gala in Mattituck, NY.
The non-profit New York Cancer Foundation
recently honored Co-Founder & CEO of Flatiron
Health, Nat Turner for his organization’s efforts
to improve the lives of cancer patients during the
inaugural Raising Hope Gala on Long Island.
This newly established gala seeks to raise funds
for cancer patients experiencing extreme financial
stresses. The inaugural gala event attendees were
very generous and generated significant funding for
people in the greater metro area undergoing cancer
treatment.
Turner’s company, Flatiron, is dedicated to
improving the quality of care through shared
technology. “My cousin’s battle against leukemia had
a profound impact on me which help inspired the
creation of Flatiron Health,” said Nat Turner.
“Nat and his company are responsible for improving
the care of thousands of patients. They provide better
access to care and use technology to find clinical
trials with cutting edge pharmaceuticals,” said Dr.
Jeff Vacirca, CEO of the New York Cancer & Blood
Specialists and Board President of the NY Cancer
Foundation.
This noteworthy innovation in cancer patient
treatment deserves to be recognized and lauded by
those of us dedicated to eradicating cancer in this
lifetime.
The New York Cancer Foundation was established
in 2014 by Dr. Vacirca, who acts as board president.
The Foundation provides cancer patients with grants
to alleviate their everyday financial burdens, covering
expenses like mortgage payments, transportation, and
utilities, to name just a few. The New York Cancer &
Blood Specialists’ physicians and staff contribute to the
Foundation, which has helped hundreds of patients.
About the New York Cancer Foundation
The New York Cancer Foundation has been
awarding grants to qualifying patients in the Greater
New York Metro Area undergoing cancer treatment.
The Foundation’s goal is to relieve some of the
financial burden patients face so they may focus on
their treatment and healing.
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