Then & Now -Researchers Remember Dr. Jane C. Wright

Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation awards a grant celebrating Jane C. Wright, MD, FASCO annually at ASCO Annual Meeting. We reflect on how Dr. Wright’s legacy lives on through the next generation of researchers.

It’s lunchtime in Chicago, 1964.

Judith Kaur, MD, and Alan Kaur

“When I came home, she always had a scientific book in front of her that she was reading,” said Alan Kaur, Judith’s husband. 

One night during dinner, Alan proposed the idea of med school to Judith. 

She said yes.

Lawrence Einhorn, MD

A Miracle Mix of Chemotherapy Cures Testicular Cance

In 1974, men diagnosed with testicular cancer faced an overall survival rate of 5%.