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After her mother died of breast cancer, Gina Favors – just 17 at the time – did everything she could to avoid getting it herself.

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

Dave Hatfield is currently the Director of Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society in St. Louis.

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When sinus cancer survivor Joe Ledell first experienced blurry vision and pain in his right eye, he thought his contact lens was to blame. But during a trip to an ear, nose and throat specialist, he learned he had a tumor.

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Rica Lucia had hoped that her cancer was gone for good. The first time she was diagnosed, in 2008, she was in Jakarta, Indonesia, visiting family. They referred her to a hospital in Singapore, and it was there that she was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

Alan Benoit, a Vietnam War veteran, was having trouble breathing and was coughing excessively when he went to the hospital in December. An x-ray showed a suspicious spot on one of his lungs, and a biopsy confirmed he had cancer.

Kevin Baldwin knows a breast lump when he feels it. His wife, Arlene, passed away from breast cancer nearly 14 years ago on the eve of their youngest child’s first birthday.

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

Multiple myeloma survivor Trey Allen loves life on the ranch.

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