George Thorogood

January 9, 2024

Chic Awearness supports mentoring program for ovarian cancer patients

Chic Awearness is now supporting two new ovarian cancer research initiatives at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and providing matching funding for a social worker to coordinate Woman to Woman, a peer mentoring program launched at VUMC in 2023.

By Tom Wilemon
Rocker George Thorogood, right, shown here with Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA, recently made a donation to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) from the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research and plans to do more in memory of his wife, Marla, who he lost to ovarian cancer in 2019. In September, a limited-edition T-shirt featuring the Destroyers logo will be available for purchase online and at shows during the “Good to Be Bad Tour.” Sales will benefit cancer research at VICC.
August 19, 2021

Supporting ovarian cancer research

Rocker George Thorogood recently made a donation to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) from the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research.

By VUMC News and Communications