Judy’s Mission Ovarian Cancer Foundation Completed a $100,000 Endowment in Honor Judy Robinson
Judy’s Mission Ovarian Cancer Foundation completed a $100,000 endowment at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Program in honor Judy Robinson. The endowment was started in 2010 when Judy, a NASA scientist who maintained a healthy lifestyle, was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer and died 10 months later. Before she passed away, Judy expressed a desire to make a difference. She wanted to ensure what happened to her did not happen to any other woman. The endowment is funded by donations made to honor Judy’s mission, and supports the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Program’s goals of developing a new understanding of the causes of ovarian cancer, new methods for detecting and screening, and targeted therapies for the individual patient.
