An anonymous donor gifted Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System $20 million to launch a new pancreatic cancer center with a focus on both national and international collaboration.
The $20 million gift will establish the Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center and launch partnerships with leading national and international organizations. In addition, the gift will help expand research opportunities to advance detection, diagnosis and treatment outcomes for pancreatic cancer.
"We are grateful for this transformational gift that will allow Henry Ford to bring the best minds in the world together to shine an important light on pancreatic cancer. It marks a crucial step in advancing pancreatic cancer research with the goal of increasing survivorship for patients diagnosed with this terrible disease," said Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System.