Kevin O’Connor Many patients who come to City of Hope have never heard of the institution, never before set foot on the Duarte campus. The same cannot be said of Kevin O’Connor...

A Whole New Approach to Cancer Care At first glance, you might see Peggy and Andrew Cherng as simply a friendly husband and wife team. That’s OK. They are. They...

Melisa Valenzuela has always been a competitor. Growing up in East Los Angeles, she sought out the toughest challenges. “Especially basketball,” she said, recalling her school days. Playing with other...

Jung Soo Lee takes pride in what she’s accomplished on her own.  Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee speaks perfect, unaccented English — she spent a few years of her...

Patients rave about anesthesiologist and pain management specialist Andrew T. Leitner, M.D., saying he takes the time to listen and explain “the whys and how of everything.” They call...

City of Hope patient Violet Diaz Only when captions begin to appear do you realize you’re watching a daughter’s tribute to her mother, Violet Diaz, dancing alongside her.“My mommy is a warrior! She survived...

“I can honestly say,” declared Michael Evrard, a City of Hope patient, “that I just had the greatest Easter ever.” It’s a little hard to square those words with the...

Milton Liu, a storyteller by trade, says one critical story is not being told. “We don’t get taught about dealing with cancer when we’re in school,” he says. “It’s all...

When you meet Michael Davies for the first time, you’re struck by his high energy, engaging personality, ever-present smile and straight-from-the-gym athletic build.  Then you find out he is indeed...

Jeff Martin just wanted someone to take him seriously. The 52-year-old logistics specialist from Ontario, California, had been seeing blood in his stool for several months. His local doctors were...