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With the support of a grant from the American Cancer Society, Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD, is developing a new predictive tool, using genetic information, to help guide treatment for prostate cancer, especially for African-American men.

Anna Giuliano, PhD, an epidemiology professor and researcher at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida was awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society Research Professor grant in July 2018 for her expertise and ongoing work cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Erjona Belba had had a normal pregnancy and delivery, so she was shocked when baby Melissa was born with blue bruises all over her body and a fever of 104 degrees.

College student Belinda Qu enjoys giving back to her community as a ride coordinator for the American Cancer Society Road To Recovery® program in Nassau County.

When Coral Conway was diagnosed with stage IIIB cervical cancer, she felt overwhelmed. She was getting advice and information from many different sources. She had visited local doctors and hospitals in Florida and talked with professionals in her home country of Argentina.

Chris Snyder, Director of Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society in Florida (Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties)

Colon cancer survivor Robert Fry says becoming a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Road To Recovery program has changed his life forever. He says, “My mission, my passion is to do my part in helping cancer patients by driving them to their treatments.”

Colon cancer survivor Mauricio Yepes has spent the past 2 years traveling through Colombia and speaking to patients about living with a colostomy or other type of ostomy.

If you (or a loved one) have cancer and your treatment plan needs to change due to a recent natural disaster, the following questions and answers may help you figure out what you need to do to get your treatment back on schedule.

Find American Cancer Society research grants and health professional training grants by state.

The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in Florida.

World HPV Infection Expert, Anna Guiliano, PhD, says, we may be able to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S. because we have effective screening tests and guidelines for how often they need to be done, as well as vaccines to prevent the infections that cause damage, called lesions, to cells in the cervix. She offers reminders and tips to parents and adult women and men about how they can protect themselves from all cancers related to HPV.

If you are a cancer patient or caregiver and you learn a hurricane, wildfire, or other natural disaster is coming your way, take steps to prepare in advance.

Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge

Biography of Jeana Schmidt, Director of Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society in Florida.

Jessica Triana, Director of Major Gifts

John has more than 15 years of experience in the financial/banking industry.

Katie Masucci, Director of Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society in Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties)

Katie Masucci, Director of Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society in Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties)

Biography for Kellie Ann Kelleher, Director of Major Gift Campaigns for the Florida Panhandle area.

Kim Azar-Anderson, Major Gifts Director for the American Cancer Society covering the Western Coast and Central Florida.

Barbara Borrell’s health problems began the day she was born in 1942 when she was diagnosed with diabetes. For the next 50 years she made nutrition and exercise a priority. But in 1993, she was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Biography of Linda Spielmann, Director of Philanthropy

Lisa Bishop, Sr. Director, Major Gifts for the American Cancer Society in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Lise Amnundrud, Director of Planned Giving

Marcie Hall, Major Gifts Director for the American Cancer Society for the Eastern Florida Coast.

Biography of Nick Kallergis, Director of Major Gifts for the American Cancer Society for the Lower East Coast, South, and Florida Keys.

When Ginger Jordan, 38, found out she had ovarian cancer she was afraid she'd never be able to return to her job at a vocational high school in Ocala, Florida.

Chrissy Dunn, 47, says her family’s world was shattered when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2015.

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A new report from the American Cancer Society highlights the wide variation in cancer risk within the US Hispanic/Latino population.

Through the generosity of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation the American Cancer Society is renovating the Benjamin Mendick Hope Lodge facility in Tampa. The facility will close during the renovation from January 3, 2016 through April 20, 2016. Our decision to temporarily close the Hope Lodge was made after great deliberation for the health and safety of our guests, volunteers and staff.

Read about recent updates and what to expect when you enter the Hope Lodge in Jacksonville, FL. The American Cancer Society is here to help you recover.

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. See examples of how the American Cancer Society conducts and funds research to help prevent, find, diagnose, treat, and live with skin cancers.

Thanks to the generosity of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Tampa Hope Lodge now offers newly renovated kitchens and guest suites. Highlights of the renovation include:new hardwood flooring, furniture, and artwork for all 40 guest suites, as well as four fully updated and expanded state-of-the-art kitchens. New TVs, Blue Ray players, and WiFi are also now available in all guest rooms

Peter A. Kanetsky, PhD, MPH, an American Cancer Society grantee from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. in Tampa, FL, is studying whether telling people with the MC1R mutation about their increased risk for melanoma will motivate them to better protect themselves from the sun.

Ana Gospodinoff calls her husband, Victor, her hero and the best caregiver she could ever have. Victor calls her a living miracle.

Carole Clarke, 77, has always counted on her sense of humor to get her through the tough times. And that includes facing down stage 3A non-small cell lung cancer.

Eighth-grader Cole Eicher says he’s back to doing “regular things.” In January 2014, an MRI found a golf ball-sized medulloblastoma – a tumor in the back of Cole’s brain.

Biography of Emily Karr, Director of Estate and Gift Planning