A Family Week for Hope and Memories
In 2011, Sandra Gunn donated a week’s stay at her vacation house to a breast cancer patient and her family. It was a way…
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A Little Help Goes a Long Way
Andy Baum had tried everything from the nicotine patch to hypnosis, but after 50 years of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, he…
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Having a Say: Patients Steer the Way
As a breast cancer survivor, Lucretia Jackson knows what it’s like to be a patient. As an elementary school principal, she understands the importance…
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Navigating Cancer Treatment With a Trusted Guide
Robert Smith was a healthy 62-year old runner when he first found the lump on the left side of his neck. Stage 4 head…
Read MoreHealing Comfort for Breast Cancer Patient
Elma Courtenay was treated for Breast Cancer at the DeCesaris Cancer Institute. She says just knowing she was in the best hands possible helped…
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Video Assisted Surgery for Lung Cancer
When Carol Thomas learned she needed surgery to treat her lung cancer, she imagined the surgery would involve major incisions across her chest and…
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Life After Breast Cancer
Karen Jones remembers the fear and frustration she felt after discovering the lump in her breast. The medical care and emotional support she received…
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Lung Screening Saves Lives
Yvette Garity had tried to quit smoking on her own, but it just wasn’t working. So, in 2003, after 42 years as a smoker,…
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Early Detection Key for Treating Woman’s Lung Cancer
It had been thirty-six years since Sunny Janin quit smoking, and while asthma had been a problem for her, she had not expected the…
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