[Party Pix] Inside the 30th Annual Prevent Cancer Gala

Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 30th annual Gala honored the United Kingdom this year, recognizing the country’s commitment to cancer prevention and early detection and raising millions of dollars for cancer prevention and early detection efforts.

This year’s event, themed, An Indispensable Friendship, honored British Ambassador, Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce DCMG and Sir Charles Roxburgh KCB, and featured an evening of lively music and inspiring personal stories.  

The Foundation also presented its annual Cancer Champion awards, recognizing Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Anna Eshoo for their efforts toward cancer detection, prevention, and recovery.

Sen. Tillis, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2021, has not only been open about his own cancer journey to raise awareness about the importance of prioritizing routine screenings, he successfully passed an amendment to expand veterans’ access to breast cancer screenings and is a supporter of multi-cancer early detection technology, evidenced by his co-sponsorship of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. 

Alongside Tillis, Rep. Eshoo is a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. She has also provided leadership on the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act, Breast Cancer and Cervical Treatment Act, and Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act. Rep. Eshoo is a member of the Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers, working on behalf of cancer patients and their families to raise awareness about the deadliest forms of cancer (defined as those with a five-year survival rate below 50%).