Patient Success Stories

Colon cancer patient Jeff Martin with wife

‘Where others stop, we get started’: Jeff Martin’s story

After he was turned away by other hospitals because of his weight, colon cancer patient Martin turned to City of Hope. And everything changed

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Lung Cancer Survivor Devonne Swift enjoying the outdoors with open arms

A lung cancer wake-up call

City of Hope’s advanced techniques helped detect Devonne Swift’s lung cancer at an early stage, when it was curable

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Former FBI agent tackles his toughest case: leukemia

With a team assist from physicians at City of Hope Phoenix and Los Angeles, Larry Brito received a lifesaving stem cell transplant

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City of Hope patient Ida Yaghoobians smiling on a bridge

Turning six months into six years — and beyond

Ida Yaghoobians was diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer and given six months to live. Then she turned to City of Hope for a second opinion — and found a new beginning

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City of Hope patient Paul Edmonds with Dr. Dickter and Dr. Al Malki

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Patient who achieved HIV remission shares his story

Paul Edmonds no longer has detectable HIV or leukemia after a remarkable stem cell transplant at City of Hope using cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation

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Children with cancer: Growing up, giving back

Cancer at a very young age can profoundly impact a child’s life. It may even give that child a new direction. Here are two especially poignant examples

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