The event has now raised $1.1M for local breast cancer care and research
It was a return to a longstanding fundraising tradition Nov. 2, as Sudburians gathered for the Luncheon of Hope at the Caruso Club.
He said the virtual format for the Luncheon of Hope saw the Northern Cancer Foundation take a fundraising hit. Oncologist Dr. Lacey Pitre said there have been many positive developments for local cancer care over the last few years, including new oncologists — some of them specialists — joining the NCF team and new ways to treat breast cancer.
Lukofsky was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 at age 42, after she found a lump on her breast that hadn’t been picked up by a mammogram. She underwent a lumpectomy, removal of her lymph nodes and chemotherapy and radiation.Lukofsky said her one-woman show about her cancer journey does have some comedy in it, but also some tear-jerking moments, as well as useful information.
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