Families Against Cancer Terror (F.A.C.T) —Endows HIC

In the 1980s Gertrude Swerdlow was desperate to find medical information about leukemia to help her son Paul, cancer researcher who was stricken with that disease. She made extensive use of the Health Sciences Library and especially the Reference staff.

Soon after leukemia killed Paul at the age of only 41, Mrs. Swerdlow and her late husband, Irving, formed Families Against Cancer Terror (FACT). This Syracuse-based advocacy group has grown to about 25,000 members in all 50 states.

As a way thanking the Library, and to try to help others who may find themselves in similar circumstances, Mrs. Swerdlow has graciously donated $30,000 to the endowment fund of the Health Information Center (HIC).

This gift will be used to acquire family-oriented cancer information. In appreciation of this gift, the HIC has dedicated a plaque in memory of Paul Swerdlow. Families Against Cancer Terror, as a separate organization, is no longer an active.

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