OUR STORY
Young adult cancer patients have continued to see little change in treatment options and survival rates
Rutledge Cancer Foundation was founded in 2011, after 15
year old Carley Rutledge was diagnosed with stage IV
Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive bone and soft tissue
cancer. When friends and family learned that teen and
young adult cancer patients had seen little change in
treatment options and survival rates for over 30 years,
they decided to take action. The first fundraiser was a
kickball tournament that raised over $35,000 to help
fund a teen room at Cook Children’s Medical Center and
much needed sarcoma research.
By supporting innovative research, we hope to bring less toxic, life-saving therapies
Today, Carley is battling cancer for the third time, but is hopeful that there will be a curative option for pediatric sarcomas soon.
Please join us in easing cancer’s impact, raising survival rates and finding a cure
From the beginning, Rutledge Cancer Foundation
and its supporters have volunteered thousands of
hours to help young people with cancer. Many of us
have been in the shoes of our patients and their
families. It is the knowledge that we have acquired,
the collaborations that we have created, and the
community that we have gathered, that will bring
change and a healthier future to young cancer
patients. Please join us in easing cancer’s impact,
raising survival rates and finding a cure.
