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CaliforniaLiposarcoma Survivor Shares Story to Inspire Hope
When soft tissue sarcoma survivor Apreal Cloutier first noticed a lump on the back of her thigh in late 2015, she had no idea it might be cancer.
Lung Cancer Dream Team Makes Progress
Dr. Pasi Janne gives an update on the research lead by the Lung Cancer Dream Team, which was created and funded by a partnership between Stand Up For Cancer and The American Cancer Society.
Brain Tumor Survivor Is Thankful for the Little Things
Brain tumor survivor Sarah Delawder says it took a lifechanging experience to learn to be thankful for the little things in life – things she says she didn’t even notice before.
Lung Cancer Survivor Faces Life’s Challenges Head-on
In 1998, Ruthe Cain was living life in California and enjoying being close to the fresh air and the great outdoors, but that year she would face a diagnosis that would change her life: she learned she had lung cancer.
Life Begins to Return to Normal for Breast Cancer Survivor
Vicky Davis, 55, says she’s finally beginning to feel like herself again. She has only 3 more treatments of Herceptin (trastuzumab) – a targeted therapy drug – to treat her breast cancer and she’s anticipating breast reconstruction surgery in a few months.
Survivor Marks 15 Years Since Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
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.
Rectal Cancer Survivor Looks on the Positive Side
Hospital volunteer Inge Scott, 56, tells patients in the chemotherapy infusion center at UC Irvine Medical Center, “Take one day at a time; always look on the positive side; and never give up.”
17-Year Prostate Cancer Survivor Feels Great
At age 60, Dave Wesley of Placerville, Calif. says it’s sobering that he’s lived longer than his father.