 But with Powell's life hanging in the balance, they couldn't turn down this opportunity. Luckily, the researchers referred them to Lazarex Cancer Foundation. It's a nonprofit that helps increase access to clinical trials for cancer patients. Dana Dornsife is the founder and chief mission and strategy officer for the foundation. She says Lazarex was created from her personal experience of hunting for cancer trials. My youngest sister's husband, Mike, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.