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Join the countdown to save lives. Give to MD Anderson today.
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Join the countdown to save lives. Give to MD Anderson today.
Our fiscal year is almost over, and kids like Vaughn really need your help.

His dad thought Vaughn was being silly as he stumbled through the grocery store. But he also had been getting headaches, so his parents rushed him to the emergency room. The news was devastating — Vaughn had medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor.

Caring people like you can help The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center develop innovative cancer treatments to give kids like Vaughn and their families hope. Please give now.

Vaughn had two brain surgeries. Then, specialists at the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center used the latest technology to directly target Vaughn’s tumor and limit radiation exposure to his still-developing brain.

After 30 treatments, Vaughn got to bang a gong to signify that his countdown to being cancer-free was finally over. Today, this little survivor is happy and healthy.

Please give to the MD Anderson Annual Fund now and help more patients ring in a cancer-free future because of pioneering cancer research, prevention, education and patient programs. Your generous gift will help save lives — and bring us closer to the day we #endcancer.

Thank you for joining us in Making Cancer History®,

Maria Gelormini
Senior Associate Vice President for Development Services

P.S. To designate your gift in honor or in memory of someone special, please click here.