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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.

Highlights of cancer disparities research conducted or funded by the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society helps find answers to critical questions about colon and rectal cancer. What causes it? How can it be successfully prevented, detected, and treated? How can the people with one of these cancers improve their quality of life? Studying questions like these has helped improve screening and treatment methods, which has contributed to substantial decreases in deaths from colon and rectal cancer over the past 20 years.

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

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

Biography of David Benson, Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society's North Region.

Christopher Maher, PhD, an American Cancer Society research grantee from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is looking for biomarkers for colorectal cancer metastasis by studying long-coding RNAs (lncRNAs).

Biography of Eileen Musial, Director of Major Gifts, for Missouri.

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.

When Cheryl Stark, 50, learned she had head and neck cancer, she didn’t want to talk about it. Her doctor told her the cancer likely came from the human papilloma virus (HPV).

ACS Research Highlight about grantee Mary Politi, PhD, of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and her recent publication about helping cancer patients choose and use health insurance.

Biography of Jennifer K. Harrison Director, Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society.

About Hope Lodge Kansas City

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.

About Hope Lodge St. Louis

Dana Hamilton, Sr. Director, Major Gifts