Mel was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2010. He lost his father to multiple myeloma, and his baby sister died from leukemia, he said, "cancer is an awful illness. I was much more at peace with my own than with the ones I love. I felt helpless, so I vowed with my father to get involved.
Mel has served the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as a leader on its board of visitors for 25 years. He assumed the top executive slot, as chairman, the first Corpus Christi resident to lead the institution's cure-cancer charge in 73 years. It is the pinnacle position of an eight-year board leadership presence, acquired by invitation only.
Mel was recommended by former President Bush (41), who was then the Chairman of the Board of Visitors, to be the first Chairman of the Board- level Research Committee; Member of the Executive Committee- currently one of 4 officers- to become Chairman of the Board of Visitors on Sept. 1, 2014.
Currently, Mel is winning the battle against 3 primary cancers. He is the first in the world to be treated for bladder cancer by immunotherapy alone. His pioneering of new approaches to treating cancer provide more alternatives for treating cancer today.
Mel has served the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as a leader on its board of visitors for 25 years. He assumed the top executive slot, as chairman, the first Corpus Christi resident to lead the institution's cure-cancer charge in 73 years. It is the pinnacle position of an eight-year board leadership presence, acquired by invitation only.
Mel was recommended by former President Bush (41), who was then the Chairman of the Board of Visitors, to be the first Chairman of the Board- level Research Committee; Member of the Executive Committee- currently one of 4 officers- to become Chairman of the Board of Visitors on Sept. 1, 2014.
Currently, Mel is winning the battle against 3 primary cancers. He is the first in the world to be treated for bladder cancer by immunotherapy alone. His pioneering of new approaches to treating cancer provide more alternatives for treating cancer today.
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