Category Cancer Patient Stories

Breast Cancer Patient Skates Past Cancer

November 15, 2018

Have you ever wanted to ice skate at Rockefeller Center? If so, you’re not alone. But what if balance and coordination escape you the moment you step on the ice? You may need the help of two-time breast cancer survivor…

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If we can survive cancer, we can survive anything

October 2, 2018

I had found the lump by myself. There were no other symptoms. All of the doctors I had seen before making an appointment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute told me, “Girls your age don’t get cancer.” I was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer) at the age…

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Leukemia diagnosis springs patient into action

September 25, 2018

In 2012 all was grand, or so I thought. I had it all: a fabulous career and a wonderful life in South Florida and a loving marriage. Having led global communications for two of the biggest employers with headquarters in…

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Leukemia patient develops friendship with stem cell donor that saved her life

February 11, 2018

After she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at age 22, Lianne, a Dana-Farber patient who recently celebrated her 24th birthday, learned she would need a bone marrow transplant to save her life. “I have three siblings so we were…

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Norwegian visiting scientist comes to Boston for work, finds treatment

December 19, 2017

When Ivana Hollan, MD, came to Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in October 2015 as a visiting scientist, it was more than just a tremendous professional opportunity. For the rheumatologist, who is living with myeloma, traveling 3,500…

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Newly Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Gives Cancer Patients Hope

November 10, 2017

Judy Wilkins tried four different chemotherapy regimens to eradicate her cancer. After bleak results, Wilkins faced the reality that she might only have a few short months left to live. Then, her care team at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center…

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For Mother and Son, Brain Cancer Treatment Is All In The Family

September 8, 2017

Upon learning she had brain cancer in early 2016, Connie Etheridge immediately thought, “Thank goodness it’s me, and not my children.” Then, three months later, her son Trevor, 23, found out he too had brain cancer. It was a devastating…

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