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Multiple myeloma survivor Jim Bond is easy to spot among the hundreds of bicyclists in the Pan Ohio Hope Ride, which takes place every July and raises money for the American Cancer Society.

While on vacation in Prague in May 2005, Colleen Creamer accidentally found a lump in her breast while taking a shower. She was surprised because she had had a breast exam at her annual OB/GYN visit 5 months earlier.

Learn about AstraZeneca Hope Lodge Center in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, just minutes from the city's world-class medical institutions.

Join one of our biking fundraisers to support the American Cancer Society..

Learn about our Boston, MA Hope Lodge facility. Visit here for directions, information on staff, volunteers, and the history of this Hope Lodge.

Kathy Harris, 70, has been facing down cancer for 30 years. She’s survived breast cancer once and lung cancer 3 times.

Helen Taylor refuses to let colon cancer knock her out. After receiving the diagnosis more than 3 years ago, the Mansfield, Mass., kickboxer prepared for the fight of her life. And she's been winning.

Find research and health professional training grants by state on American Cancer Society’s (ACS) website.

When Diane Legg, an active mom of 3 in her early 40s, felt a pain in her back after picking up her 1-year-old-son, she went to her doctor expecting to hear that she had pulled a muscle.

Joyce Antine, Major Gifts Director

Craig Uthe does not work in the medical field, but he has long had a passion for medical research. Even before he was diagnosed with lung cancer, Uthe read close to 3,000 news and research articles every year about general health and medicine topics.

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

Michael Duff, Planned Giving Director

The Fuller Fellowships offer undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in laboratory research with accomplished investigators. The Betty Lea Stone - American Cancer Society Research Fellowships provide first-year medical students an opportunity to do basic cancer research. William C. Moloney, MD - American Cancer Society Research Fellowship provides summer research opportunities to first-year medical students enrolled at Boston University, Harvard, or Tufts medical schools.

When Steven Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at age 58, he and his wife fought against fear and denial and came up with a plan to be as positive as possible.

When Kent Lawrence, now 77, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, he didn’t know much about it.

Stacy Matseas is a dedicated Making Strides Against Breast Cancer volunteer and fundraiser who has raised more than $1.3 million for the cause since 2000 when her childhood friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33.

Lesly Gregory hasn’t always made a big deal out of being a cancer survivor. But this year she is throwing a party and inviting family and friends to help her celebrate 15 years since having thyroid cancer.

It was a weekend in November 2013 that started on a celebratory note when Matt Blennau and his wife, Carolyn, took their 3 kids to dinner. They were celebrating their son’s fifth birthday.

Deciding what kind of treatment to get is a balancing act.