Maxine Nunes

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From despair to hope — a breast cancer survivor’s story
It took a village of support — both at home and at City of Hope — to help Sonia Bautista get through her diagnosis and treatment“There’s something wrong with...
Be your own advocate: a breast cancer survivor’s story
Christal Love Christal Love expressed frustration when talking about the local oncologist who treated her five years ago when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. It wasn’t that the doctor...
Prestigious Radiation Accreditation Now Includes Corona and Upland
Four years ago, City of Hope in Duarte and Arcadia became the first National Cancer Institute-recognized facilities in California to achieve accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO)...
City of Hope es pionero en el poder predictivo de la inteligencia artificial
City of Hope está transformando la práctica de la medicina al usar inteligencia artificial (artificial intelligence, AI) para predecir, con una exactitud que excede la capacidad humana, acontecimientos específicos que...
Devastating diagnosis no match for targeted immunotherapy
Abby Kanarek “The outcome for this cancer is not going to be good,” Abby Kanarek told her boyfriend. “And I don’t want to put you through that. You need to...
City of Hope Launches New Breast Cancer Screening Program
If you are a female patient at City of Hope, you can now get your annual breast cancer screening at the Duarte campus, no matter what type of cancer or...
Brave teenager wins battle against sickle cell anemia
At 15, Tyus Munford has an open, friendly way about him, and his love of life and ease with people is apparent. A high school sophomore, he says it’s pretty...
Early trial success for new peritoneal cancer treatment
Irene van der Heijden has a type of cancer that is incurable, inoperable and notoriously resistant to chemotherapy — low-grade serous ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis of the peritoneum, a thin...
Breakthrough trial for a type 1 diabetes immunotherapy is now enrolling
A promising cure for a currently incurable disease - type 1 diabetes - is being developed at City of Hope, and patients can now apply for the Phase 1 trial...
Multiracial prostate cancer study focuses on hereditary factors
For Leanne Burnham, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in City of Hope's  Division  of  Health  Equities, the search for a more effective prostate cancer treatment is deeply personal. As an African American...