Elissa Looks to Pay it Forward After AML Journey
Elissa Baldwin just heard the words, ‘you’re cured.’ It was the phrase she was yearning to hear for the past five years; a phrase she wasn’t even considering prior to the fall of...
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Promoting Women in Science Through American Cancer Society’s ResearcHERS Program
Shannon Nugent, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at OHSU in the Department of Psychiatry and a core investigator at the VA Portland Healthcare System, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care...
The Perfect Match
Gary Albertson is an avid landscape photographer who’s traveled far and wide to capture nature’s most magical moments. During a trip to the Cook Islands in the spring of 1995, Gary knew...
Brea’s Rebirth-day Signifies Hope and Resiliency
Dealing with the peaks and valleys that come with a cancer diagnosis is difficult to navigate physically, mentally, and emotionally. All of this takes a lot of resilience. Brea Green is...
Transitioning from Cancer Patient to Survivor Brings Bittersweet Emotions
Life can change in an instant. In one moment everything can feel routine and under control, and in the next moment, it can feel like a complete whirlwind, with emotions and thoughts bouncing every...
Being Diligent About Cancer Early Detection
Tami Beaty is no stranger to cancer. She’s lost people she cared a lot about to cancer. First her grandmother to breast cancer, and more recently, a friend who had ovarian cancer. Then, in...
Navigating a Cancer Diagnosis
Whether it’s a sixth sense or a gut feeling, sometimes we know when something just doesn’t add up. It can be a feeling that’s difficult to describe to others. Something wasn’t right for...
Hip Hop Fighting Cancer’s Community Impact
What is it about a cancer diagnosis that feels so personal? It could be that cancer is an unwelcome guest in our home that doesn’t knock or provide an estimated time of arrival. It...
Life with lymphedema
Today, March 6, 2020, is World Lymphedema Day. Below, Sandy Henschel, an OHSU patient, shares how this condition has impacted her life in her own words. What is lymphedema? Lymphedema is...