ATLANTA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Elekta is one of the leading
supporters of the Rocks Against Cancer
benefit to take place September 16 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation
for the Arts in New York City. Proceeds from the event will support
EIF cancer programs, including Stand Up to Cancer
(SU2C), an initiative created to speed the development and
deployment of promising new therapies to improve and save patient
lives. The celebrity chairperson of Rocks Against Cancer is actor
John Lithgow.
“As a human care company, Elekta is honored to support
Rocks Against Cancer,” says Jay Hoey, Executive Vice President of
Elekta North America. “It is only through the medical community and
philanthropic outreach that we can complete our mission, which is
putting into the hands of healthcare professionals the tools they
need to treat cancer and brain disorders, and to improve, prolong
and save patient lives.”
The first and only freestanding cancer center of its kind in
Manhattan, The Farber Center for
Radiation Oncology, is hosting the event, as well as serving as
a major sponsor.
“Rocks Against Cancer was put together with the same principles
for why we started The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology on the
most humanistic level,” says Leonard A.
Farber, M.D., the Center’s Founder and Director. “It is about
giving back to people and the community, and bringing cancer care
to the next level. It is in harmony with
Elekta’s philosophy, which emphasizes caring for the whole
person, not just treating their disease. The most fundamental
understanding of the preciousness of life is what has driven us to
pursue our dream to help people with cancer—to help the
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