MISSION & HISTORY.
Our mission is to secure the cure or control of cancer by raising funds to support innovative cancer research and cancer-related services in the state of Colorado.
Cancer League of Colorado, Inc. was founded in 1969 by five women whose families were affected by cancer. Their individual heartache sparked a shared mission to raise money for research and patient care. Today, we are at the forefront of discovery into the causes of many types of cancer – and the most effective therapies – primarily through our partnership with the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
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RESOURCES.
TAKING ON LIFE CHALLENGES.
PAST
PRESIDENTS.
1969-1970 Carol Childs
1970-1971 Pat Lau
1971-1972 Lori Ohlson
1972-1973 Sydney Shelden
1973-1974 Joanne Gathers
1974-1975 Betty Howe
1975-1976 Mrs. Thomas Condon
1976-1977 Jodine Broscovak
1977-1978 Kathleen Trompeter
1978-1979 Bobbie Colberg
1979-1980 Carol Mooney
1980-1981 Mrs. Daniel Miller
1981-1982 Eleanor Kosmicki
1982-1983 Barbara Jo Coyle
1983-1984 Dale Apel
1984-1985 Fleta Johnsen
1985-1986 Janet Hanna
1986-1987 Denise Shumaker Foat
1987-1988 Bonnie R Hazlett
1988-1989 Donna Marcove
1989-1990 Judy Marshall
1990-1991 Jerri Zbylski
1991-1992 Nancy Nelson
1992-1993 Muriel Fishman
1993-1994 Mary Schlenzig
1994-1995 Michael Ann Hanzel
1995-1996 Doris Southworth
1996-1997 Edie Marks
1997-1998 Suzy Thevenet
1998-1999 Marsha Lunnon
1999-2000 Roberta B Miller
2000-2001 Deborah Russell
2001-2002 Carol Hansen
2002-2003 Jane Mayberry
2003-2004 Judy Dennis
2004-2005 Dave Weisberg
2005-2006 Jennifer O’Neill
2006-2007 Gayle Rogers
2007-2008 Barbara Reece
2008-2009 Annette Jewell
2009-2010 Martha Jentz
2010-Present Gary Reece
Richard D. Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor & Chair, University of Colorado
Your investments in our research are investments in our future. Your partnership is where cures begin. Thanks to your support, we are able to create opportunities for our faculty, and fuel innovation and discovery. Thank you for joining us!
Martha Jentz
Twenty two years ago, while trying to find a place to put my grief over the loss of my best friend to breast cancer, Fleta Johnsen (Cancer League past president and close friend) told me about Cancer League. 100% volunteer, no paid staff, no overhead, 100% of every dollar raised goes to services and research. I joined!
CHRISTOPHER LIEU, MD
Division of Medical Oncology
Without private support, research doesn’t happen!
With your partnership, we can fund research that otherwise would not be possible. Our researchers and patients are indebted to our community for pushing the field forward and creating an atmosphere of innovation.