$15-Million Donated to U. of Pennsylvania’s Cancer Center
December 8, 2006
Brian L. Roberts, chief executive officer of Comcast, the cable and Internet provider in Philadelphia, and his family have donated $15-million to the cancer center at the University of Pennsylvania following his wife’s treatment for breast cancer, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Aileen Roberts finished her last radiation treatment recently with a positive prognosis. The gift will support a new $144-million proton-therapy center at the university.