April 25, 2023
Experience sparks patient’s passion for helping others
Janine Jones has one mission in her life – to be a voice for fellow cancer patients, helping others navigate their cancer journeys.
Category: Patient Stories
April 10, 2023
Opening up about prostate cancer
Albert Brunson didn’t tell anyone but his wife when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. But a neighbor's death from metastatic prostate cancer changed his mind about sharing his story.
January 10, 2023
Cancer patient finds support from family, friends, health care community
A head and neck cancer diagnosis has created some stumbling blocks for John Erwin and his family, but he says they are now stronger than they were before. “Our family is as tight now as it’s ever been.”
August 30, 2022
UNC football player diagnosed with rare lung cancer shares story with ESPN
Tylee Craft, a junior wide receiver, sat down with ESPN to share an update on his cancer journey and when he hopes to get back on the field to play.
August 30, 2022
Melanoma patient has bright outlook after bout with cancer
A melanoma diagnosis started Bob Harding on a cancer journey that brought him to the experts at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital.
July 27, 2022
Military historian fights personal war with cancer
As a college professor specializing in military history, Dick Kohn is used to exploring the successes and failures of the past and looking at them through a current lens. But Kohn’s history with cancer is one area of his past that he is glad to see in the rearview mirror.
July 27, 2022
Umbilical cord blood donation saved 1-year-old boy’s life
Many people don’t realize that extracting and donating the nutrient-rich blood from the umbilical cord can save someone else’s life, as it did for 1-year-old Cole Baranowski.
April 12, 2022
Extra points: keep swinging
UNC Football receiver Tylee Craft was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer and is being treated at UNC Lineberger.
April 12, 2022
Couple unified through cancer, caregiver struggles
When a significant other is diagnosed with cancer, it can be just as hard on the loved one as it is on the patient. However, Stephen and Jackie Alston found themselves experiencing both roles when they were each diagnosed with cancer years apart.
March 17, 2022
Local athlete benefits from UNC Lineberger physician’s expertise
Local football player Troy Ennis and his family go through a rare cancer diagnosis and treatment together, relying on the expertise of UNC Lineberger's Ian Davis, MD.