With a Willie Nelson Surprise and John Tesh Cancer Reveal, a Bold New $2.5 Billion Campaign Is Launched By MD Anderson

W ith $1.9 billion already committed, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center publicly launched its $2.5 billion capital campaign — Only Possible Here, The Campaign to End Cancer — during a festive evening in a massive party tent erected in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.

This is the largest comprehensive philanthropic campaign in the cancer center’s nearly 85-year history. The campaign focuses on three critical areas: advancing MD Anderson’s mission to end cancer, expanding the center’s reach, expediting breakthroughs and elevating the patient experience.

It was a multi-tiered evening with testimonials, remarks and surprise entertainment.

Program headliner was cancer survivor John Tesh , award-winning musician and radio-television host, who shared his prostate can