History of Gateway

Mary Brown Stephenson lived a rich and meaningful life. Her son, Richard J Stephenson, remembers her as a supportive, empowering mother with a strong spirit and will. Mary's life was inspiring, in part, because of the many battles she won with grace and strength. However, more than twenty-five years ago, Mary faced a battle she could not win. Mary and her family found themselves in a place of ongoing frustration. She was unable to access the arsenal of weapons necessary to fight her disease, and she lost her battle. Mary's daunting experience and struggle with cancer led Mr. Stephenson's personal quest to change the face of cancer by empowering cancer patients with holistic medical care and innovative treatment options to fight their disease.

In 1991, Mr. Stephenson founded Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, which is now Gateway for Cancer Research (Gateway). The organization is a not-for-profit corporation and public charity that was established to identify and pursue new and promising clinical studies and progressive treatments leveraging cutting edge medical technologies and practices. Over the years, Gateway expanded its staff and operated the Society for Nutritional Oncology Adjuvant Therapy (NOAT), a group that has since become independent.

Today, Gateway is dedicated to curing cancer through funding patient-centered clinical studies that make an impact on those battling cancer.

Because of generous corporate underwriting, Gateway is able to allocate 99 cents of every dollar directly to cancer research programs working to find more effective treatments and ultimately a cure for breast, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, lymphoma, leukemia, cervical, colon, colorectal and many other forms of cancer.

Gateway for Cancer Research has funded millions of dollars over its 16 year existence; Gateway is contributing vital information in the search for a cure to all types of cancer.