myAACR
Donate Today
Skip to Content

Survivor Journeys

Home Patients, Caregivers, and Advocates Survivors

Read inspiring stories from cancer survivors to learn how research is transforming patient care and saving lives.

Fighting Through Advanced Lung Cancer 

Fighting Through Advanced Lung Cancer 

How Eugenia Horan trusted her gut about her diagnosis.  On February 15, 2019, a five-centimeter tumor was found in the apex of my right lung, along with another atop my right bronchus....

Read more
30 Years After Childhood Cancer

30 Years After Childhood Cancer

Shannon Hartey describes the lifelong impact of her pediatric cancer diagnosis. I was diagnosed with cancer in 1994 at just six years of age. While treatment thankfully led to...

Read more
A Surprising Diagnosis of a Rare Childhood Cancer 

A Surprising Diagnosis of a Rare Childhood Cancer 

A trip to a local clinic for a simple cold led to a stunning discovery and a family’s passionate advocacy for lifesaving cancer research. Kirsten Leynes and her family experienced cancer through the...

Read more
Discovering Faith, True Beauty, and Confidence During and After Cancer

Discovering Faith, True Beauty, and Confidence During and After Cancer

Karen Rice shares her beliefs on continuing to live passionately while diagnosed with cancer. When going through a serious illness, you learn what faith truly is, the true meaning of...

Read more
A Season that Turned into Victory

A Season that Turned into Victory

Yaneiry Francisco describes the feeling after being diagnosed with cancer. When I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma. My life and health took...

Read more
Getting Diagnosed With Lung Cancer During the Pandemic

Getting Diagnosed With Lung Cancer During the Pandemic

After a shocking diagnosis, Natalie Brown is on a mission for advocacy. My name is Natalie Brown, and at age 33, I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer....

Read more
A Mother’s Journey and a Family’s Story Through the Storm

A Mother’s Journey and a Family’s Story Through the Storm

A daughter and caregiver’s loving remembrance of her mother’s poignant experiences with stage 4 ovarian cancer. The waves of emotions rolled in like the tides of a destructive hurricane,...

Read more
Recovering From the Unexpected

Recovering From the Unexpected

How an escalated headache revealed a brain mass. Hello, I’m Johnathan, and I want to share my story in the hope that it might provide comfort, assistance, or guidance...

Read more
From Patient to Physician

From Patient to Physician

Dr. Robert Dilley shares his personal experience with cancer and how it led him to where he is now. My life suddenly changed when I was diagnosed with acute...

Read more
Overcoming Cancer Challenges During Pregnancy

Overcoming Cancer Challenges During Pregnancy

Harley Durham received chemotherapy while pregnant with her son, now 3 years old. My name is Harley Durham and when I was 22 weeks pregnant, I was diagnosed with...

Read more
Show More