Survivor Journeys
Thinking he was suffering from sports-induced asthma, Luke Theodosiades's parents took him for a checkup and were stunned by a diagnosis of leukemia.
When his bladder cancer spread and standard treatments failed, Dave Maddison grasped at a clinical trial for an investigational immunotherapy.
Nancy McGuire was devastated after her diagnosis but, thanks to a new chemotherapeutic, is enjoying life once again.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod is supporting lifesaving cancer research in honor of his grandmother, who died of pancreatic cancer.
Years after surviving childhood cancer, Jay Steiner cared for his wife when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and credits clinical trials with extending her life.
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino of Pennsylvania discusses his experiences after his 1999 cancer diagnosis.
Randy Layne and his wife, Ellen, teamed up to tackle his bladder cancer diagnosis, treatment, and difficult recovery.
After surviving prostate cancer, Eleuterio Peguero Rosa, 71, focused on taking better care of his health, and he jumped at the opportunity to join a program seeking to eliminate colorectal cancer disparities.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick's experience with colon cancer drives his efforts to support funding for the NIH and for cancer research. Read more.
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2006, former U.S. Rep. M. Robert Carr now runs, cycles, practices yoga, and takes no anticancer medications. Read more.