Cancer Matters

Perspectives from those who live it every day.

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Lucy’s Story: A Gift For Future Research

March 22, 2022

In 2018, Lucy Huffman was diagnosed with Signet-ring cell carcinoma, a type of adenocarcinoma that starts in the glands of your body. Sadly, she passed away in August of 2020. As part of his estate planning, Lucy's husband Richard has decided to make a gift to the Colorectal Cancer Research Center of Excellence at the […]

cpetty7 ⋅ Patient Stories Amal Narang, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Lucy Huffman, Nilofer Azad, Richard Huffman, Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma ⋅

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Kimmel in DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Conquering Cancer

January 26, 2022

In this Kimmel in DC podcast, Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with survivor, mentor, patient advocate, podcast host, and champion for female researchers in oncology, Brenda Brody, about her breast cancer journey and how she is using what she learned along the way to help others. Listen to Brenda's own podcast series, in partnership with the […]

cpetty7 ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Patient Stories ASCO, Ashwani Rajput, Brenda Brody, Conquer Cancer, Hope Connections, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Research, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Survivorship, Washington DC ⋅

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Cancer with Hope by Mike Armstrong

April 12, 2021

  Cancer with Hope is now available via Johns Hopkins University Press In the book, Mike Armstrong, a former top executive of several large US companies, chronicles his own experience with leukemia, prostate cancer, and associated illness to highlight the importance of maintaining hope and finding purpose when facing this terrible disease. In addition to […]

cpetty7 ⋅ Patient Stories Cancer with Hope, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University Presss, Mike Armstrong ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Trey Mancini

March 18, 2021

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles and Dr Nilofer Azad about Trey's treatment, and return to baseball, following a diagnosis of colon cancer.  

cpetty7 ⋅ Patient Stories, Prevention/Screening Baltimore Orioles, Bill Nelson, Cancer Matters, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Nilofer Azad, podcast, Trey Mancini ⋅

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OSONDU: The Race for Life (Part 4)

January 20, 2020

Clement Okoh is a cancer survivor, author, entrepreneur….and proud grandfather. Cancer Matters is sharing book excerpts of his personal journey, “OSONDU,", an inspiring story of hope. Photo: Me and Dr. Eugene Shenderov Read part 1 here: PART 1, PART 2, PART 3 -- OSONDU – Generating Action for Cancer Prevention and Donations to Cancer Causes […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Clement Okoh, Cost, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, OSONDU, Race For Life ⋅

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OSONDU: The Race for Life (Part 3)

January 13, 2020

Clement Okoh is a cancer survivor, author, entrepreneur….and proud grandfather. Cancer Matters is sharing book excerpts of his personal journey, “OSONDU,", an inspiring story of hope. Photo: Me with RN's Michaella Iacoboni and Manny Bravo. Read part 1 here: PART 1, PART 2 -- OSONDU – Agency, Hope and Survival (part 3) It’s nearly impossible […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories CAR T-cell, Clement Okoh, immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Multiple Myeloma, OSONDU, Race For Life ⋅

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A Wild Ride

January 7, 2020

Patrick Personne was not surprised when his doctor told him he had lung cancer. The 62-year-old had been a smoker for more than 40 years, so when he began feeling ill and developed a nagging cough, lung cancer certainly came to mind. What did surprise him, however, was learning about a new type of treatment […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Argentina, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, lung cancer, Patagonia, Patrick Forde, Patrick Personne, Stephen Yang ⋅

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OSONDU: The Race for Life (Part 2)

January 6, 2020

Clement Okoh is a cancer survivor, author, entrepreneur….and proud grandfather. Cancer Matters is sharing book excerpts of his personal journey, “OSONDU,", an inspiring story of hope. Photo: Me with my oncologist, Dr. Syed Abbas Ali Read part 1 here: OSONDU (PART 1) --- OSONDU – Why Cancer Is Different (part 2) I became a cancer […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Clement Okoh, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, OSONDU, race for live, Running the Gauntlet to Stay Alive ⋅

The picture shows me with Dr. Daniel Sciubba of Johns Hopkins. When we met, I was paralyzed from a spinal fracture at a tumor. He performed a laminectomy and spinal fusion to remove my spinal tumor, fuse 5 vertebrae and reverse my paralysis. Now, I can walk again (as the bionic man, complete with titanium rods and screws). He also treated my massive internal bleeding and stroke during my relapse caused by Lovenox blood thinner. - and was fantastic to my (worried) children. . . . .GREAT CHAP

OSONDU: The Race for Life (Part 1)

December 23, 2019

Clement Okoh is a cancer survivor, author, entrepreneur….and proud grandfather. Cancer Matters will be sharing book excerpts of his personal journey, “OSONDU”, an inspiring story of hope. Photo: The picture shows me with Dr. Daniel Sciubba of Johns Hopkins. When we met, I was paralyzed from a spinal fracture at a tumor. He performed a […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Clement Okoh, Daniel Sciubba, Joe Rogers, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Cente, OSONDU, Race For Life, Running the Gauntlet to Stay Alive ⋅

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Three-Time Cancer Survivor Ready for New York Marathon

October 18, 2019

Some days, when 37-year-old Kristina Baum laces up her running shoes and starts out on her daily training run, she says she feels like someone is taking a sledgehammer to her lungs. Other days, she feels fantastic. That’s really not too different from how other runners training for a marathon describe the ups and downs […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Evan Lipson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Kristina Baum, melanoma, New York Marathon, Survivorship ⋅

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