Receiving a cancer diagnosis as a young adult, when it seems your whole life and endless possibilities are in front of you, can feel like a record-scratch moment. “Is this really happening?” “Why me?” For many young people, it is…
When my husband, Pat, was being treated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for colorectal cancer, he wasn’t just fighting his own personal cancer battle; he became an amazing advocate for others battling young-onset colorectal cancer as well. Pat was a young,…
Before my husband Pat was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer as a 29-year-old in September 2017 just one month after our wedding, he was the picture of health. Pat was a U.S. Marine. He was in the best shape of…
Neil A. finds his inspiration and faith in many ways: through literature and poetry, the lyrics of country singer Eric Church, and traveling, specifically to the coast. Why? Just like the famous Lee Ann Womack song “I Hope You Dance,”…
Leanne Pierce was living a great life—a loving husband, a rewarding job, and two active young sons—when vague symptoms, including night sweats, acid reflux, a cough, and a lingering fever, brought her to her primary care doctor a few days…
The year 2020 marked a decade of the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai for team Seshu Strong, whose members continue to find new and inventive ways to honor the legacy of Seshu Kandukuri. In many ways, Seshu…
The PROMISE study, a study designed to detect early signs of multiple myeloma in high-risk adults, is one of the many ways Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is helping to advance the prevention and early detection of cancer. Becky Nutley, a multiple…
