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Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2020 Survivors

The goal of cancer research is to provide benefit for cancer survivors and their loved ones. Please read the courageous stories below from a variety of cancer survivors to learn how we are transforming patient care by making research count for patients and survivors.

Serving as an Advocate after Surviving Breast Cancer

Ghecemy Lopez

Los Angeles, California

Serving as an Advocate after Surviving Breast Cancer

Paying It Forward by Participating in a Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Colonel Gary Steele

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Paying It Forward by Participating in a Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Surviving Breast Cancer Thanks to a Clinical Trial

Karen Peterson

New York, New York

Surviving Breast Cancer Thanks to a Clinical Trial

Increasing Awareness of Colorectal Cancer among Hispanics in Puerto Rico

Tristana Vásquez

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Increasing Awareness of Colorectal Cancer among Hispanics in Puerto Rico

Surviving Breast Cancer Thanks to Support from My Community

Shirley Dilbert

Detroit, Michigan

Surviving Breast Cancer Thanks to Support from My Community

Enjoying Family Life Thanks to Treatment for Multiple Myeloma

Alfred Johnson

Milton, Massachusetts

Enjoying Family Life Thanks to Treatment for Multiple Myeloma

Overcoming Leukemia Thanks to CAR T–cell Therapy

Fernando Whitehead

Rosedale, New York

Overcoming Leukemia Thanks to CAR T–cell Therapy