The children and adults with FA are why we’re all here. They are the reason for the countless hours spent in the lab, the endless energy put into fundraisers, the reason we talk to anyone who will listen, and the reason we give.

We do it to improve and to save lives. The research we fund impacts everyone with Fanconi anemia and goes on to benefit those in the general population who may battle cancer. That’s why the Fanconi Cancer Foundation has been called the “the single best orphan disease research support group in the world” and “a model for demonstrating how a small group of dedicated families can speed the pace of scientific progress and bring real hope to patients with an otherwise-fatal disorder” by David Nathan, MD, President Emeritus, Dana Farber Cancer Institute.