As a nonsmoker her entire life, Peg Berens never gave much thought to lung cancer. She was focused on her family and her career in interior design. Her life changed...

City of Hope is expanding its Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, and it’s proud to welcome endocrinologist Karen Tsai, M.D., to its team — and not just...

Heather Hampel, M.S., CGC, a veteran genetic counselor with nearly three decades’ experience, is driven by the memories of the lives she’s been able to help. And one she...

Christina Sherrill was your typical active Southern California teen, growing up in Simi Valley. “Cheerleading, dance, volleyball,” she recalled. “I was always doing something.” When she reached her 26th birthday...

Although there has been significant progress in the battle of many cancers, unfortunately, research and treatment to date for brain tumors has been much less successful. A diagnosis of a...

Suzanne Eassom is taking on metastatic breast cancer with the resolve of a long-distance runner. She was always focused on other races prior to her own diagnosis, whether it was...

Dmareon Hawkins is a normal, happy, healthy 11-year-old boy living with his parents and three brothers in San Bernardino. He wants to be a scientist when he grows up. He...

Bahareh Bahadini, M.D., has plenty to say about Mary Poitier, one of her favorite patients. “She’s my hero!” said Bahadini, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology...

College professor and mother Christine Chen looked forward to hugging a person she had never met — a stem cell donor who had given her a second chance at life...

In fall 2019, Felipe Soltero’s 5-year-old son was taking a boxing class. One day, while the two were practicing combination punches in the backyard, the boy, with an abundance of...