Advancing Medicine. Touching Lives. Rhode Island Hospital 2019-2020.

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Rising Above Cancer

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espite temperatures climbing into the 90s on Saturday, July 20, more than 800 people came out to support the Lifespan Cancer Institute’s fourth annual Rise Above Cancer 5K Walk/Run at City Park in Warwick. The funds raised at the event—more than $75,000—benefit a patient support fund that provides financial help to people battling cancer. “Cancer patients often experience financial challenges during and after treatment and this fund helps cover everything from medications, to utility bills and transportation,” explains David Wazer, MD, Director of the Lifespan Cancer Institute. The fund was recently renamed the Malloy Strong Fund in honor of Sgt. Edmond F. Malloy Jr., a Providence police officer who fought metastatic liver cancer for five years. Since the event began, Sgt. Malloy’s team has grown bigger and bigger; this year it was more than 400 members “Malloy Strong.”

L IF E S PA N CA N C E R I NS T I T U T E

Edmond F. Malloy Jr.

Sadly, Ed Malloy passed away on October 31. He was one of the bravest, toughest, and most beloved patients at the Lifespan Cancer Institute. Even when ill, he did whatever he could to support efforts to fight cancer. “Ed was an inspiration to everyone he met and the ever-growing number of people that joined his team each year for this event was a testament to that,” says his oncologist Howard Safran, MD.

Team Malloy Strong

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