Survivor Journeys
COVID-19 travel restrictions meant Federico de Armas Heinzen couldn’t get to Los Angeles for the ongoing clinical trial that was keeping his stage 4 melanoma in check.
Despite taking precautions and getting vaccinated, Julie Campbell contracted COVID-19, which interrupted her ongoing treatment for triple-negative breast cancer.
Thanks to research-driven advances against cancer, Bryan has maintained balance in his life, despite metastatic gastric cancer.
When her endometrial cancer recurred and spread, Patricia Hawkin's oncologist recommended a clinical trial for an investigational immunotherapeutic.
David Wellenstein, MD, can enjoy his retirement again after his multiple myeloma was controlled by CAR T-cell therapy.
Thanks to treatment with a combination of immunotherapies, Susan Falbo has been able to spend quality time with her grandchildren.
After learning he was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer in 2018, Steve Castellaw participated in the clinical trial of a therapeutic that targets a mutation in some metastatic non-small lung cancer.
Thanks to a clinical trial, Niyati Shah got back to her normal teenage life after treatment for osteoid osteoma.
Brain cancer survivor Lanette Veres sends cards and packages to others with the disease. She believes no one should face cancer alone.
Erin Cronican, who has stage IV breast cancer, plays the lead role of a professor diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer in the New York City production of Wit.