Cancer

Dawn Botsford was sitting in a chair at the hair salon in the fall of 2011 when her hairdresser commented on a spot on the top of her head. It was bug season in North Dakota, so Dawn didn’t think much of it. “When I told my hairdresser that, she said, ‘I really think you need to get it checked out.’ She saved my life,” Dawn recalls.

When Michael Sullivan was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, he received help at Mayo Clinic. To spread hope to others, Michael and his well-connected community raised nearly $500,000 for cancer research.

Thomas Grainger understands there is no end to medical discovery. That's why he and his wife Elizabeth put their trust in Mayo Clinic to find meaningful answers today – and far into the future.

Cheryl L. Willman, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, discusses her early vision, engagement with communities and the vital role patients play in advancing cancer care for all.

Ann Arneson describes her journey to Mayo Clinic as “divine design.” Ann — a retired teacher, a leader in her church and ministry, mother, grandmother, and line dance enthusiast — is Mayo Clinic’s first bone marrow transplant patient to recover at home thanks to the new advanced care at home program.

I wanted to do something unique for my high school senior project in Windom, Minnesota.

So when it came time to brainstorming ideas, I knew [...]

Mayo Clinic and its doctors and nurses have had an extremely positive effect on our family when my mom needed it most. 

I want to help [...]

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John Schuler spent years restoring a 1948 Tucker sedan, a car he fell in love with as a young boy. But now he's ready to part with it, donating the proceeds to cancer research.

Evanthia Galanis, M.D., works to help patients through her role as a physician and her new role as Mayo Clinic’s executive dean for Development.