Targeting brain cancer
Seven years after her brain cancer diagnosis, Liz Salmi decided she wanted to know more about the makeup of the…
Category: Cancer Community
Vaccines: Looking Within for Cancer Treament
It’s been 10 years since Tom Liebert received an experimental cancer vaccine to treat his multiple myeloma, and he still…
Seeking a Second Opinion
In November 2012, when she was 52 years old, Shannon Semple was diagnosed with a disease she didn’t have. She…
Making a match
In the summer of 2012, Carole Baker’s oncologist told her she was eligible to join a clinical trial just getting…
The Riddle of Bacteria and Cancer
The human body teems with bacteria. These micro-organisms live on the skin, in mucus membranes, on the eyes and in…
The Power of 1
Kent Haffer remembers when his oncologist approached him with an unusual idea. It was 2013, and Haffer, a 55-year-old computer…
A Desire to Help
Children can be many things. Joyful, energetic and exasperating. Curious, playful and sad. For P.J. Lukac, who is finishing his…
More than a signature
Three days before Christmas in 1995, Linda Horton, a medical researcher in Nashville, Tenn., was diagnosed with a large,…
Cutting Cancer’s Engine
Not every hypothesis in cancer research has the same staying power. Some emerge with fanfare and hype, only to fade…
Teaming up for better treatment
In 2003, Marlene Nusbaum learned firsthand how differently the world can appear to someone undergoing cancer treatment. Diagnosed with stage…