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Cancer Health Stories

Jersi Baker at New York Fashion Week 2018
A Breast Cancer Diary
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Ed Doelp at a rest stop during an American Cancer Society Bike-a-thon in Philadelphia

A Kidney Cancer Diary

Ed Doelp lives with his wife, Dawn, in Smithville, New Jersey. Now in his 60s, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2012.
Gaby Kressly in Key West, Florida, in 2019

An Ovarian Cancer Diary

Gaby Kressly, now in her early 80s, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016.
Chelsea Dawson and her son, Lee

Stay Safe in the Sun

Chelsea Dawson, an eight-year melanoma survivor, lives with her family in Roanoke, Virginia.
Adam Hayden with his son Isaac

A Brain Cancer Diary

Adam Hayden is a 36-year-old philosopher, advocate and writer who lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.
Jen Hodson

So You’re OK Now?

Diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2016 at age 29, Jen Hodson turned to social media to cope.

When Mommy Has Cancer

Lindsay Norris, an oncology nurse living with colorectal cancer, is creator of the Here Comes the Sun blog.
Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo

A Multiple Myeloma Diary

Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo was diagnosed with smoldering myeloma in 2008.

Liver Cancer in the Asian Community

Shawne Jabonero Lopes, DACM, LAc, shares her family’s liver health story.
Roger Peabody

I Wish I’d Had the Vaccine

Roger Pebody is a medical journalist and the managing editor of aidsmap.com. He lives in London with his husband, Jean-Michel.
Kevin Langeslay and his dog Cassie

You Have to Be an Advocate for Yourself

HIV positive since 1996, Kevin Langeslay was diagnosed with stage 4 anal cancer in 2011.
Jamie Troil Goldfarb and husband Jeff Goldfarb in 2011

A Melanoma Diary

Jamie Troil Goldfarb, 40, is a patient advocate and works in public relations. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with her husband and son.

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Ken Brown and Malcolm Bilimoria, MD

Go Live Your Dream

Ken Brown, a pancreatic cancer survivor for five years, hiked the world’s tallest freestanding mountain with his cancer surgeon.
Sidharth Ghosh

Now I Value Life, Relationships and People More Than Ever

Sidharth Ghosh is an IT professional, sportsman and kidney cancer survivor in Delhi, India.
Justin Birckbichler

A Testicular Cancer Diary

Justin Birckbichler, 26, is an elementary school teacher in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the creator of the blog A Ballsy Sense of Tumor.
Kari, Emily and Tom Whitehead with their dog, Lucy

Giving Hope a Chance

Tom and Kari Whitehead share how their daughter’s experience with CAR-T therapy motivated them to support research.

World Transplant Games After Liver Cancer

Author Karen Hoyt has a story about hepatitis C, cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation.
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