How did the Lustgarten Foundation get started?

1.     What is The Lustgarten Foundation? Why and how did it start?

• Based in Bethpage, New York, The Lustgarten Foundation supports research to find a cure for pancreatic cancer, facilitates dialogue within the medical and scientific community, and educates the public about the disease through awareness campaigns and fundraising events,
• In 1998 Marc Lustgarten, vice chairman of leading media and entertainment company Cablevision Systems Corporation, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At this time, little was known about this deadly disease.

• To help change that, Cablevision and the Dolans, along with Marc, established The Lustgarten Foundation in his honor before he died.

• Today, the Foundation he inspired is the nation’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research.

2.     What is The Lustgarten Foundation’s relationship with Cablevision Systems Corporation?

• Cablevision has worked closely with the Foundation to support its mission throughout its history. 
• Cablevision has also made a multi-year commitment to underwrite all of the Foundation’s administrative expenses so that 100% of every donation received by the Foundation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.

• In addition, Cablevision and the Foundation joined forces to launch curePC, a public awareness campaign, which raises awareness through television, print, radio and online public service announcements that run across Cablevision’s media and entertainment assets.  

3.     How much money has The Lustgarten Foundation provided since its inception and what has it accomplished to date?

• The Lustgarten Foundation has committed more than $32 million in support of promising pancreatic cancer research during the past 10 or so years.

• Through research we have funded, early detection tests are being developed and vaccines are being tested.

• We’re dedicated to funding more research and raising awareness so a cure can be found.

 

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