Our Advocates & Their Stories

Millions of people are diagnosed with cancer every year, and every patient has a story to tell.

Here you will find REAL stories from patients treated in the community oncology setting that particularly inspired us.

Hopefully, they will inspire you too.

Bladder Cancer

Bone Marrow Cancer

Breast Cancer

  • In 2017 my husband was diagnosed with squamous cell head and neck cancer. I spent months learning about his type of cancer, advocating for him, and educating community groups about head and neck cancer. In late summer of 2019, his doctor found his cancer spread to his lungs, lymph nodes, .....

  • Profound moments are rare in a person’s life. In fact, they are so rare, that people only have a couple of them in their entire life. This is a story about one of my profound moments. It starts out in the doctor’s office. A few days before, I saw a .....

  • I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (Stage 2B) in November 2009 after a routine mammogram. That was the day my life would be changed forever…my life became scans, lab work, procedures, and doctor appointments. I had a double mastectomy on December 30, and chemo February-April 2010….I have never looked .....

Caregiver

Colon Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

Lung Cancer

Lymphoma

Multiple Cancers

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Ovarian Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Rectal Cancer