The funds raised at the Prouty Community Day will support important patient and family support services to our cancer patients and their families.
Deborah Scribner, MBA, ystem vice president of oncology services at Dartmouth Cancer CenterThe Prouty, Dartmouth Cancer Center’s premier fundraising event, hosted its first-ever Prouty Community Day & Walk on Sunday, June 8. Held at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester, the event raised $65,000 to support Dartmouth Cancer Center. The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation matched the donations. All money raised by the 200 participants will stay within Dartmouth Cancer Center locations in southern New Hampshire.
“The funds raised at the Prouty Community Day will support important patient and family support services to our cancer patients and their families,” said Deborah Scribner, MBA, system vice president of oncology services at Dartmouth Cancer Center. “These services include support groups, massage therapy, education workshops, exercise classes, transportation assistance such as gas cards, grocery gift cards for patients with food insecurity, and more. These programs have been supported by the Prouty for years, but will be expanded in Manchester and Nashua to provide even more support to our patients, thanks to today’s event.”
Scribner also announced the upcoming opening of the newly added radiation oncology services at the 100 Hitchcock Way facility. “This addition will streamline care, improve access, and ensure that our patients in southern New Hampshire benefit from the full spectrum of advanced cancer treatments, close to home. We look forward to welcoming patients in July,” said Scribner.
The family-friendly event included a one-mile walk and community celebration and is sponsored locally by Daiichi Sankyo, J&J Innovative Medicine, and Eisai.
The annual Prouty will take place in Hanover, NH, on July 12th.
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Dartmouth Cancer Center combines advanced cancer research at Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, with award-winning, personalized, and compassionate patient-centered cancer care and clinical trials based at the Norris Cotton Cancer Care Pavilion at Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. With 14 locations around New Hampshire and Vermont, Dartmouth Cancer Center is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Each year the Dartmouth Cancer Center schedules 74,000 appointments seeing more than 4,500 newly diagnosed patients, and currently offers patients more than 240 active clinical trials. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Dartmouth Cancer Center remains committed to excellence, outreach and education. We strive to prevent and cure cancer, enhance survivorship and to promote cancer health equity through pioneering interdisciplinary research and collaborations. Learn more at the Dartmouth Cancer Center website.