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Home Patients, Caregivers, and Advocates Survivors Page 17

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

Surviving Metastatic Lung Cancer Thanks to Research

Ginger Tam

?I couldn't imagine not doing clinical trials, because I wouldn't be here 5 and a half years later without them.

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A 17-year Journey with Multiple Myeloma

Steve Herz

When Stephen's cancer relapsed in 2010, he turned to a clinical trial of a new immunotherapeutic for his disease.

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Supporting Increased Funding for Clinical Trials

Patty Klein

When her ovarian cancer recurred for a third time, Patty Klein sought out a clinical trial that has kept her cancer in check for 16 months.

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Invested in Cancer Research and Clinical Trials

Jack Whelan

Diagnosed with a rare "not-yet-curable" blood cancer, Jack Whelan turned to clinical trials and forward-looking science as his best treatment options.

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Kelly Hoefler

Kelly Hoefler

Kelly Hoefler, breast cancer, mammogram

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Emily Garnett

Emily Garnett

After a fairly easy pregnancy, my husband and I welcomed our son into our lives. But I began experiencing some significant mid-back pain around eight weeks after he was...

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Debbie Farner

Debbie Farner

For several months, I was in pain. I thought I had pulled a muscle in my back, or had kidney stones, or maybe a heart attack. I had no...

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Joe Harris

Joe Harris

People run for many different reasons. Some run for the pure enjoyment it brings, some for the competition, some to be with friends, and others, most importantly, to support...

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Paula Berg

Paula Berg

I am a beautifully pale 27 year old who has Stage IV melanoma and is SURVIVING!  I found out that I had melanoma when I was eight months pregnant with...

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Takae Brewer, MD

Takae Brewer, MD

I am a doctor and a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36 immediately after I completed my first year of medical school. It was...

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