1972: The Beginning of a Lifelong Search for Medical Solutions

Three years after Mike Milken begins his legendary career on Wall Street, his wife Lori informs him of the terrible news that her mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Mike begins his education about medical research – an area he’ll focus on, and improve, over the following four-plus decades.

At the time, it had only been a year since President Nixon declared the nation’s “War on Cancer.” Mike’s quest for knowledge covers not only the science but also the infrastructure and financing to support research.

While Lori’s mother would win her bout with breast cancer, she later was diagnosed with, and succumbed to, multiple myeloma (in 1984).