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OhioHelping Cancer Researchers Jump the Last Hurdles Before Clinical Trials
The American Cancer Society Mission Boost grant helps rescue science that sometimes falls into the valley of death, where promising research comes to an abrupt end because it otherwise can’t get the funding it needs to cross the bridge between discovery and helping patients. Read about 4 of the cancer researchers who are using Mission Boost grants today.
Colon and Endometrial Cancer Survivor Speaks Out About Lynch Syndrome
Jill Chang says she always knew she might get cancer some day. It seemed to run in the family. But she never dreamed she’d be diagnosed with cancer at age 30.
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.
25-Year Multiple Myeloma Survivor Rides for Hope
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.
Prostate Cancer Survivor Tells His Story to Help Others
Prostate cancer survivor Bob Hayman, 53, wants to share his story with anyone who wants to hear it. “My mission in life is to pay it forward and give back,” said Hayman.
Testicular Cancer Survivor: ‘I’m back and better than ever!’
Several times a year, Mark Klein visits high schools in the Toledo, Ohio area to share his story with groups of junior and senior boys. He tells them about the symptoms that led him to seek treatment and what it’s been like for him to survive testicular cancer.
Survivor of Adolescent Cancer Takes Nothing for Granted
Julie Turner describes herself as an average 56-year-old woman, a mother and grandmother, a retired school administrator, an American Cancer Society volunteer, and a very lucky person. A survivor of Hodgkin Disease from age 17, Turner says she is amazed at everything she has in her life today.
Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Determined to Fight
Pancreatic cancer struck Ron Blaho’s family in the spring of 2008. Between the beginning of April and the middle of May, Blaho, his brother, and his sister were all diagnosed with the disease.