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

  • Tasha G.

    I have been a patient at Queens Medical Associates (QMA) since 2010 when I was first diagnosed with stage 3, Her 2 Neu, estrogen-driven breast cancer which spread to the lymph nodes under my left arm. The care I received allowed me to thrive during my year of treatment and .....

  • Nicole A.

    I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 ( a year after finding my lump) at 38 yrs. A young wife, mother to 5 and 2 bonus kids, and new grandma. I had undergone a double mastectomy (June 2016). I have done several rounds of chemo & radiation (a secondary, .....

  • Michelle B.

    September 2011 is when I heard the statement, “your cancer cells are positive”. At age 40, with three daughters ages 11, 7, and 6, being diagnosed with stage three triple negative breast cancer is not what I expected to hear. I heard loud and clear what the doctor said. My .....

Caregiver

Colon Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

Lung Cancer

Lymphoma

Multiple Cancers

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Ovarian Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Rectal Cancer