C. John Basner

C. John Basner ('95 speech comm) will line up with other elite athletes from around the world for a great cause this July 22, 2018 for the iconic IRONMAN Lake Placid as part of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Team for Cures. IRONMAN Lake Placid is the oldest and one of the most prestigious of the IRONMAN events in North America, with this year marking the race’s 20th running. The MMRF Team for Cures raises funds for cancer research. The MMRF was created to accelerate cancer research, particularly for multiple myeloma, and speed the development and approval of new treatments. Multiple myeloma, currently an incurable blood cancer, is the second most common blood cancer after non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.