The Nevada Cancer Institute puts Las Vegas’ newfpound philanthropic nature to the test — and patients around the region come up winners.

By Nicole Rollender

“The need for a [cancer institute] has been a recognized need everywhere in the state, in every segment of the community,” says Shelley Gitomer, the NVCI’s vice president for development. “The Murrens did their homework very early on, and the need was confirmed by not only all facets of the government but by people at the University of Nevada, people in the private sector, and by cancer patients and their families. There hasn’t been one segment of the population that has not rallied around this.”