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When Cathy Hirsch was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 43, she was worried about going through chemo, and whether she would be able to care for her 2 children, then 8 and 10, and keep up the demands of her job.

Denise Mair, 50, has stage IV colon cancer, but she is not letting it get her down. “It’s just a diagnosis,” says Mair. “I don’t consider myself to be sick.”

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“My mom and I were in a HomeGoods parking lot when we got the call that it was Ewing sarcoma,” Fauteux said. “We hung up, bawled our eyes out, and then asked ourselves, ‘What in the heck is Ewing sarcoma?’”

Judie Shepherd-Martin, a native North Carolinian and longtime resident of the state of Maryland, enjoys her role in helping others with their charitable plans.

Katherine King, Senior Director, Major Gifts

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

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

Patricia Castaldo-Director of Planned Gifts and Estates

When Alan Clingan was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2016, he began searching for meaning. A pastor, he naturally turned to religion. “You wonder why you get cancer,” said Clingan. “How is the Lord using me in this situation?

The death rate from cervical cancer in the US is higher than previously thought, especially among African-American women and older women, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

Robert Ginyard travels around the country to share his story about surviving prostate cancer, advocate for research funding, and educate men and their families about the disease.