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FloridaBaby Born With Leukemia Now an Active 4-Year-Old
Erjona Belba had had a normal pregnancy and delivery, so she was shocked when baby Melissa was born with blue bruises all over her body and a fever of 104 degrees.
Report: Cancer Risk Varies Widely Among Hispanic Americans
A new report from the American Cancer Society highlights the wide variation in cancer risk within the US Hispanic/Latino population.
The HPV Vaccine: A Powerful Way to Help Prevent 3+ Cancers in Women
World HPV Infection Expert, Anna Guiliano, PhD, says, we may be able to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S. because we have effective screening tests and guidelines for how often they need to be done, as well as vaccines to prevent the infections that cause damage, called lesions, to cells in the cervix. She offers reminders and tips to parents and adult women and men about how they can protect themselves from all cancers related to HPV.
A World Leader in Infection-Related Cancer Research
Anna Giuliano, PhD, an epidemiology professor and researcher at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida was awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society Research Professor grant in July 2018 for her expertise and ongoing work cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
How to Get Ready for a Natural Disaster When You Have Cancer
If you are a cancer patient or caregiver and you learn a hurricane, wildfire, or other natural disaster is coming your way, take steps to prepare in advance.
Colon Cancer Survivor Finds His Passion With Road To Recovery
Colon cancer survivor Robert Fry says becoming a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Road To Recovery program has changed his life forever. He says, “My mission, my passion is to do my part in helping cancer patients by driving them to their treatments.”
Leukemia Survivor: ‘Every Day is a Day of Hope’
Barbara Borrell’s health problems began the day she was born in 1942 when she was diagnosed with diabetes. For the next 50 years she made nutrition and exercise a priority. But in 1993, she was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Defies Prognosis
Chrissy Dunn, 47, says her family’s world was shattered when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2015.