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

A Breast and Colon Cancer Survivor Supports Cancer Research

Suzanne Kulliver

Suzanne Kulliver got back to a rigorous exercise regime after undergoing treatment for colon cancer and then breast cancer.

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Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Lori Marx-Rubiner

Lori Marx-Rubiner views research as the key to new treatments that balance control of her cancer with a high quality of life.

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Paying Her Cancer Care Forward in Clinical Trials

Lori Cuffari

Diagnosed in 2008 with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in her thyroid, Lori Cuffari relied on clinical trials to keep the cancer in check.

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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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