Category Cancer Awareness

Cervical cancer advocacy: Turning pain into power

January 21, 2021

On October 5, 2015, my OBGYN called and told me I had cervical cancer. Surreal is the best way to describe that moment. I detached from reality and remember thinking that at 30 years old, this was the end of…

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Tongue cancer warrior gives back and raises awareness

December 9, 2020

Kat Howell never considered herself part of the one percent. But when the 29-year-old was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2019, she became just that. A rare disease accounting for only one percent of all cancer cases in the United…

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Stomach cancer patient gives back to support research, patient services

November 18, 2020

Toward the end of 2019, Lucía, a mom of two, began experiencing significant stomach pain. She couldn’t eat. When she did eat, she would throw up. She lost weight and generally felt awful. Eventually, the day after Christmas, she ended…

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Hodgkin Lymphoma Patient Aims to Lessen Cancer Stigma

September 17, 2019

Chloe Svolos is a social butterfly. When she isn’t working in the fundraising office for Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund, the 26-year-old is spending time with family, going out with friends, hanging out with her boyfriend, Luke, or traveling. She also recently…

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September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month

September 29, 2016

September is blood cancer awareness month. It is a month to bring awareness and understanding to this specific set of cancers. This is important to me–I had a blood cancer, and I want to make sure more people are able…

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Red Sox All-Star Treats Young Patient to a Special Fenway Park Tour

July 3, 2016

It’s a few hours before game time and I’m walking backwards across Fenway Park’s outfield trying to keep ahead of Red Sox all-star Brock Holt. Like most photographers, I am used to this. Sometimes, walking backwards and shooting is the…

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Five Skin Cancer Myths Debunked

May 21, 2016

How much do you know about skin cancer? With an estimated one in five Americans developing skin cancer in their lifetime, this often-misunderstood disease is the most common form of cancer in the United States. We talked to Dr. Stephen…

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