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Teen With AML Sees Success With Revumenib Treatment
Leen Faytrouni It isn’t often that you find both a hero and a medical pioneer in the same family. But such is the case with teen sisters Leen and Jana Faytrouni...
‘Tenacious fighter' beats advanced anal cancer
Bob and Donita Gibbs live life on their own terms. Together since 2015 (“It was divine intervention that our paths crossed, Bob says) they are full-time RVers, residing aboard a...
Leukemia patient thanks granddaughter for saving his life
Bob Shank Cancer patients often experience the lowest points in their lives before hope slowly begins to emerge.For 70-year-old Bob Shank, the lowest of the lows and highest of highs...
Brain cancer no match for immunotherapy trial
In 2014, Peter Valadez had a nagging neck pain that wouldn’t go away. Doctors thought it was a mastoid infection and prescribed antibiotics. But the pain persisted. Valadez, then 48...
NEJM features patient who achieved HIV, leukemia remission
City of Hope® treated the oldest person to be cured of blood cancer and then achieve remission for HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor with a...
Sarcoma patient in Midwest follows oncologist across country
Ken Hunt is the kind of corporate hired gun who specializes in showing companies how to operate more efficiently and increase their bottom line. A management consultant based in Chicago...
Couple fly husband’s bone marrow donor from Germany
How far would you go to thank someone who saved your life?For Wendell Liljedahl and Elizabeth Scarbrough, the sky was the limit. The Ventura couple cashed in their frequent...
Talking Hope: Holistic approach to cancer care uplifts grateful two-time breast cancer survivor
For Sheree, experiencing art – and the healing and comfort it can provide – elevated her well-being on her journey to cancer survivorship. In this episode, you will see examples...
Eight cancer survivors to celebrate life on Rose Parade float
Eight cancer survivors and their doctors from throughout City of Hope’s national cancer system will celebrate the joy and music of life during the 135th Rose Parade on Jan. 1...
Donor crosses continents to meet man whose life she saved
In 2019, Paul Rudder, then 72, wanted to donate blood as he had done on a regular basis for many years. But when his blood was checked before donation, a...