Ruth Weil has been engaged in the battle against cancer for as long as she can remember. Thus, she has a passion to eradicate this terrible disease.  It started when her parents and many close relatives fell to cancer. Ruth recalls the first time she took her husband Marty home to introduce him to her family.  "Unfortunately," she said, "it was a visit to the cemetery and I said, 'Marty, meet my family'."

As an active volunteer in the community, Ruth became involved with the John Wayne Cancer Institute nearly two decades ago. "A good friend introduced us and I very was impressed at how the Institute's research scientists and physicians worked together to develop new discoveries for cancer diagnosis and treatment."  Read more...