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Talented artists bring art’s healing energy to City of Hope Orange County
 For the first time, the displayed art includes pieces by local high school students who were invited to share their work. The art is for all to enjoy and be...
Talking Hope: Helping write the “survival guide” for others: Meet lung cancer survivor Michelle Vacca
You may be surprised to learn that Orange County has one of the highest incidence rates of lung cancer in women under 50 in California, ranking fifth in the state...
It’s Full Sail Ahead for This Grateful Prostate Cancer Survivor
But after only five sessions of radiation therapy over a two-week period, Remy rang the bell at City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center to celebrate successfully completing...
Talking Hope: “A new blessing every day”: Meet two-time cancer survivor Kathy Miller Willahan
More than a decade after her experience with breast cancer, Kathy was diagnosed in 2017 with Stage 4 mantle cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After five years...
Kidney cancer survivor pilots toward a promising future
When you hear Marcelo Vine talk about his passions — flying the experimental plane he built himself, winning national car races in his Porsche 944 — it’s hard to imagine...
Talking Hope: Urologic cancer: Keys to prevention, early detection and treatment
Urologic cancers rank among the most frequently occurring cancers in the United States. Some can develop in both men and women, while others are specific to men. In this episode...
Talking Hope: Full sail ahead: Meet prostate cancer survivor Jon Remy
When Jon Remy was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was prepared to do whatever he needed to do for as long as it took. But after only two weeks of...
Alcohol and cancer risk: How are they connected?
We asked Misagh Karimi, M.D., a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancer at City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center and the director of clinical operations...
Dear me: Survivor of ovarian cancer offers heartfelt advice to her earlier self
The letter recounts the emotions, challenges, and growth that lay ahead, through the lens of the individual who experienced them.Paolone said she created the letter both as part of...
Talking Hope: The benefits of acupuncture in cancer care
In this episode, we speak with acupuncturist oncologist Amy Truong, D.T.C.M., M.P.H., L.AC., about the evidence-backed benefits of acupuncture for patients with cancer. Dr. Truong brings extensive knowledge and expertise...