Registered Nurse, ICU FT Nights $10k Sign-On Bonus About 's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. Research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies.