$27 Million Gift Fuels Cancer Research at Medical College of Wisconsin

$27 Million Gift Fuels Cancer Research at Medical College of Wisconsin

Tim Michels and Dr. Gustavo Leone, director of the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, join Wisconsin’s Afternoon News to discuss a transformational $27 million gift from the Michels family to advance personalized cancer care. Michels shares the emotional story of his daughter Sophie’s rare brain cancer diagnosis at age 11 and how her journey inspired the family’s commitment to cancer research. Plus, Dr. Leone explains how precision oncology, immunotherapy and emerging treatments are changing cancer care, and why the investment could help accelerate lifesaving discoveries right here in Milwaukee.