Fund-A-Need
All Aboard to Beat All Cancers
More than $1,000,000 raised for the Buckeye Cruise Fund-A-Need Project so far — let's keep it going!
$1,000,000
Buckeye Cruise Fund-A-Need Purchases
2021 Project
Outpatient Cancer Center
Revolutionizing the Next Generation of Cancer Care
Ohio State’s new outpatient cancer center is a space built on our simple but powerful idea: better lives for people with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment through survivorship. The space will focus on cancers that affect bone and soft tissue, blood, kidney, bladder and prostate — cancers in which treatment options have advanced to the point that outpatient care is now an option. Patients will have access to the excellent cancer care our community already trusts from Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).
Personalized patient care, illuminated by research
The outpatient center will expand our community’s access to trials. Currently, one in four patients at the OSUCCC – James participates in clinical trials recommended by their oncologists. These trials give people access to advanced, targeted treatment designed to meet their specific needs.
The center also will expand Ohio State’s digital pathology program, allowing radiologists and oncologists to see patients’ images in real time. The technology promises faster, more accurate patient diagnoses and real-time second opinions among Ohio State doctors — especially useful in rare cancers.
The center will be built for cancer surgeries that don’t require an overnight stay, including outpatient procedures such as prostate surgery and lumpectomies. And a 24-hour urgent care center will be designed just for cancer patients. This alternative to traditional emergency rooms will mean lower co-pays and faster symptom management. Private post-surgery suites and urgent care spaces will be staffed by OSUCCC – James oncology specialists. Learn more about this important project.
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Cell Therapy Process Development Lab and the equipment that is changing treatments and outcomes!
Director of the Cell Therapy Lab, Lynn O'Donnell explains the impact our your support!
A VERY Special Thank You
Thank you to Tom & Kathy Huff and Bob & Corrine Frick for their generosity to the 2018 Buckeye Cruise for Cancer Fund-A-Need project that helped raise over $400,000 for cancer research, including the purchase of The Thermo Scientific TSQ Altis triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometer.
Bob & Corrine Frick
Tom & Kathy Huff
Spread Out Your Donation
Elect to have your Fund-A-Need donations spread out over 12 months! A $3,000 donation in a calendar year to The Ohio State University will qualify you to be eligible for President's Club benefits, where you will have the opportunity to purchase athletic tickets. Your Fund-A-Need donations will apply to your total giving!
OSU President's Club Details