Just a little over a month after bladder cancer surgery, Christine was back at the gym teaching fitness classes and settling back into her presurgery life.
Categories : bladder cancer survivors, survivor story
Mary Soto was looking forward to her birthday trip with her daughter. But the problem that she had been dealing with on and off for the past few months - blood in her urine - returned full force.
Categories : bladder cancer survivors, survivor story
Now cancer-free, Hannah draws inspiration from the care she received at City of Hope and is in college pursuing a nursing degree in college.
Categories : bone cancer survivors, survivor story
Faced with brain cancer, Bridget refused to become a statistic. She sought a second opinion at City of Hope.
Categories : brain tumor survivors, survivor story
Like many breast cancer survivors, Joan didn’t know that breast cancer is prone to spread, or metastasize, to the brain.
Categories : brain tumor survivors, survivor story
For breast cancer survivor Kommah McDowell, a second opinion at City of Hope made all the difference for her and her family…
Categories : breast cancer survivors, survivor story
Don sports his pink City of Hope breast cancer awareness pin wherever he goes – spreading the message of early detection as he enlists new recruits in his personal war on cancer.
Categories : breast cancer survivors, survivor story
“City of Hope saved me. They saved my baby. They saved my family portrait.”
Categories : breast cancer survivors, survivor story
“You deserve a doctor you feel confident in and who you believe is invested in your care. That’s why I chose Dr. Somlo and City of Hope.”
Categories : breast cancer survivors, survivor story
Amelia Tena has made it her mission to become an advocate and mentor for people living with cancer.
Categories : breast cancer survivors, survivor story
Anne Bourque is not only a colon cancer survivor, she is also a longtime City of Hope employee who began as a nurse and now is the clinical director of the Hematopoetic Cell Transplantation Program.
Categories : colorectal cancer survivors, survivor story
Now cancer-free for several years, Murphy credits City of Hope with giving him the best chance to fight his disease.
Categories : esophageal cancer survivors, survivor story
Joelle was shocked when she learned she had kidney cancer. Her doctor referred her to City of Hope, and Joelle knew she would be in good hands. After minimally invasive robotic surgery, Joelle is now cancer free.
Categories : kidney cancer survivors
"Cancer hates positive people … I truly feel that I am cancer-free today because of my positive attitude.”
Categories : head and neck cancer survivors, survivor story
A 6-year old boy is given the opportunity to meet the bone marrow donor who saved his life.
Categories : leukemia survivors, pediatric cancer survivors
As the only child of a Chinese immigrant single parent, Alex survived a rare form of leukemia thanks to a stem cell transplant from umbilical cord blood.
Categories : leukemia survivors
Stephen Bass, leukemia survivor and bone marrow transplant recipient, talks about his experience and meeting his donor.
Categories : leukemia survivors
With the burden of cancer greatly lifted, the Taylors are now embarking on their next big adventure of building a family.
Categories : lung cancer survivors, survivor story
“I’m going to beat this. I’m going to come back and retrace these steps.”
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
After two bone marrow transplants and tremendous perseverance, Nicole is back to living the life she once knew – and making up for lost time.
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
Ten-time Academy Award-winning writer and producer Steven Bochco is accustomed to creating compelling characters who face life full-bore, whatever the odds.
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
When he was first diagnosed with leukemia at age 9, Dominick just wanted to get well, so he could play sports again.
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
What his doctor initially thought was strep throat or a common virus, Aaron was soon diagnosed as acute myeloid leukemia - the second-most common form of leukemia in children. Watch his inspiring story.
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
When Anya Shah was 8 years old she loved gymnastics and hoped to someday be president of the United States. Then she was diagnosed with leukemia.
Categories : leukemia survivors, survivor story
"There’s a humanity that exists on this campus that you can’t find in other hospitals."
Categories : lymphoma survivors, survivor story
"The moment I entered the doors of City of Hope, I felt like a person again."
Categories : lymphoma survivors, survivor story
Rob Kipper and Craig Prater have been together for nearly half a century. They met in Kansas City in 1969, when attitudes were ... different.
Categories : lymphoma survivors, survivor story
Hear musician George Winston talk about his remarkable experience at City of Hope, where he battled and overcame thyroid cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Categories : Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Allisa Miller was 29 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then the mother of a 2-year-old daughter, Miller was determined to fight the disease.
Categories : ovarian cancer survivors
With her cancer in remission, Ryan has been participating in Walk for Hope each year since, raising awareness, support and hope for cancer patients and survivors nationwide.
Categories : ovarian cancer survivors, survivor story
Adi was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system that started on his adrenal gland and spread to his bone marrow.
Categories : pediatric cancer survivors, survivor story
When Ralph learned he had prostate cancer, he decided on a treatment plan that was best for his situation, active surveillance.
Categories : prostate cancer survivors, survivor story
Nils Lindstrom couldn't believe it when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. At 60, he was a healthy, happy guy who never smoked, drank or did drugs.
Categories : prostate cancer survivors, survivor story
