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Perspectives from those who live it every day.

Ulman Fund breaks ground on residence for young adults with cancer

January 30, 2017

On a block of vacant row homes near the Johns Hopkins Medicine campus in East Baltimore, the Ulman Cancer Fund is building an 8,000 square-foot residence for young adults being treated for cancer. It will serve as a "home away from home" for people 15 to 39 who come from a distance to be treated […]

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Beating the Odds of Cancer with Humor: 50/50 Movie

September 30, 2011

On September 14, 2011, I was invited to a special premiere of the movie 50/50.  A group of cancer care providers packed into a movie theater in Georgetown anxiously awaiting the film to begin.  I’ve been hearing about this movie for months; there’s been quite a buzz in the young survivors’ community about its startlingly accurate […]

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