Areas of Support
The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Your support brings us closer to realizing the vision of a future beyond cancer, with fewer patients and more survivors. We bring the highest level of research, treatment, prevention and survivorship services to those who need it most, and your gifts make it all possible.

Areas of Support
The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Your support brings us closer to realizing the vision of a future beyond cancer, with fewer patients and more survivors. We bring the highest level of research, treatment, prevention and survivorship services to those who need it most, and your gifts make it all possible.

Toward revolutionary science and extraordinary care

CREATING A FUTURE BEYOND CANCER

Preventing, treating and ultimately curing the insidious disease of cancer calls for the best that research and clinical care can offer — and it can be found here, in the heart of the United States. The researchers, physicians, nurses and staff at KU Cancer Center strive every day to reduce cancer’s toll on patients, their caregivers and their family. We provide world-class care and research right here in Kansas City.

Roy Jensen, MD
Vice Chancellor and Director, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Ready to support The University of Kansas Cancer Center?
CONTACT:
Krista Allen
Assistant Vice President, Medical Development
913-562-2709
Mary Needham
KU Cancer Center Development
913-562-2701

Our achievement of National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center status — the most elite status a cancer center can achieve — recognizes years of hard work and dedication. This achievement helps us bring the highest level of research, prevention, treatment and survivorship services to our community and our region. We need your support more than ever as we expand clinical trials, accelerate research and develop precision therapies for every patient.

Your gift can help us stop cancer before it starts. Join us in establishing Kansas City as a destination for world-class cancer care, research and prevention.

PARTNERING WITH US

Join us in creating space for clinicians and researchers to work side by side, a place where research and care occur in tandem. That is where ideas and experiences are shared — and breakthroughs happen.

United in Hope: Building a Future Beyond Cancer

Cancer touches — threatens — every family. Now is the time to bring boundary-pushing science and real-time treatment together in a united space to save thousands of lives. Hundreds of clinical trials, treatments with enhanced quality of life, and precision therapies are being developed and delivered here in Kansas City. Patients are an incredible 25% more likely to survive when treated at an NCI-comprehensive cancer center like ours. With your investment, someone you love will live because of The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

Cell Therapy: The Future of Cancer Treatment

Cancer research is advancing into a groundbreaking era with the progress of cellular therapeutics, innovative treatments that empower the body’s own cells to combat cancer. Leading the charge, KU Cancer Center’s Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics program brings together the strong research foundation and clinical care in this area.

The cancer center is the only one in the region to offer all seven FDA-approved CAR-T therapies. This foundation will be the basis for a revolution in the way we treat cancer in our new facility. Our goal is to streamline the patient experience and create a seamless continuum of care for patients throughout their cancer journey. Patients will have ease of access from outpatient to inpatient settings by linking to the state-of-the-art inpatient HMCT units that were completed in 2021.

Supporting the cancer center elevates these revolutionary treatments, enables this research and helps recruit top-tier scientists to take us to the next level.

ALL AREAS OF SUPPORT

Dole Institute of Politics
With your support, the Dole Institute will continue to provide unique experiential learning opportunities for new generations at KU, across Kansas and beyond.
KU Alumni Association
Your investment attracts new Jayhawks, helps current students succeed academically and find satisfying careers, deepens connections across generations.
School of Business
Your gift to the School of Business provides the pathway for students to get an innovative learning experience at one of the nation’s top-ranked programs.
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, donating to the KU School of Journalism and Mass Communications gives students real-world experiences so they can thrive in future media professions.
KU Life Span Institute
When you support the KU Life Span Institute, you help our efforts to realize a future where everyone across the spectrum of intellectual and physical ability can attain the best quality of life.
School of 
Architecture & Design
Your contribution plays a vital role in providing our Architecture & Design students with hands-on experience in the studio, fostering both innovation and imagination.
School of Pharmacy
Your support of the KU School of Pharmacy will help the school continue to improve the health of Kansans and the world through excellence in all aspects of pharmaceutical care.
School of Engineering
Your support for the KU School of Engineering propels innovation and drives groundbreaking research, empowering students to shape the future of society.
Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Your contributions help us train and mentor the next generation of biodiversity specialists, including providing essential and ethical fieldwork experiences in Kansas and around the globe.
School of Education & Human Sciences
Ranked as a top 10 public education school in the nation, a donation to the School of Education & Human Sciences enables future educators and human science professionals to create a lasting impact on society.
Brain Health Initiative
Your support is vital to the success of our Brain Health Initiative. We are embarking on a bold plan to create a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to brain health.
School of Nursing
With your support, KU’s School of Nursing is ready to meet the challenges ahead.
International Affairs
KU International Affairs helps prepare students to be successful in a world that is more connected than ever.
The University of Kansas Health System
By supporting The University of Kansas Health System, you will save and improve lives – now and for generations to come.
Libraries
When you support KU Libraries, you support all Jayhawks. Your gift empowers the discoveries made, the stories written, the minds expanded with impacts that shine across the university, the greater community and the world.
School of Law
Donating to the KU School of Law allows students to gain practice-ready skills with firsthand experience, forging future members of the legal profession in 13 different areas of study.
School of 
Social Welfare
Your gift to the School of Social Welfare will help change social work practice and social policy to support those served by the social work profession.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Your gift can make a transformative difference in the educational foundation for KU students, offering them a broad set of knowledge and skills that will serve them well throughout their lives.
School of Music
Your gift to the School of Music will help students and families discover the wonder of music through our world-class educational programs and hundreds of performances each year.
Spencer Museum of Art
Your gift supports the Museum’s commitment to keep art at the core of learning, teaching and research at KU and beyond and bolsters its ability to sustain and grow its comprehensive collection.
University of Kansas School of Professional Studies
KU’s new School of Professional Studies is building programs and pathways to high demand careers and economic mobility for students, and their families.
Lied Center
A gift to the Lied Center in support of this initiative will allow the program to expand, eventually reaching all 104 counties in Kansas outside of Lawrence on an annual basis in perpetuity.
School of Medicine
Your support strengthens the oldest medical school in Kansas educating tomorrow’s physicians, biomedical researchers and public health leaders.
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Your support brings us closer to realizing the vision of a future beyond cancer, with fewer patients and more survivors.