Saved by Science
At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), progress begins with people: scientists who ask bold questions, patients who inspire urgency, and a community of donors who make discovery possible.
We’re proud to share Saved by Science, a powerful video series that brings this collaboration to life and highlights one of the most important ways the MSK Giving community makes an impact: supporting under‑funded, early‑stage research long before results are known.
When you ride with Cycle for Survival, attend Comedy vs Cancer, run with Fred’s Team, or give to MSK, you are part of that collaboration — helping turn promising ideas into advances that allow real people to live longer, fuller lives.
Meet the patients
Carlos, a stage 4 lung cancer patient whose outcome was shaped by a decade of donor‑supported foundational research into how cancer spreads to the brain, followed by a clinical trial made possible through philanthropy.
Ellen, whose rare ovarian cancer treatment traces back to years of philanthropic investment by Cycle for Survival in laboratory research to uncover genetic mutations driving disease, laying the groundwork for a targeted therapy that later reached patients through a clinical trial.
Maureen, whose life was transformed through a donor-supported CAR T cell therapy clinical trial — like those funded by Comedy vs Cancer — advancing a new approach to treating a rare blood disease and paving the way for broader patient access.
Together, these stories show what’s possible when philanthropy leads the way, giving researchers the freedom to innovate and patients access to tomorrow’s treatments, today.
Watch the full Saved by Science video series and see how your support fuels MSK’s mission of ending cancer for life.
