October 19, 2020
Patient thrives after breast cancer with extensive support system
Early detection, caring doctors, family support and a community of survivors helped make a difference in Rachel Lezcano's battle with breast cancer.
October 19, 2020
Early detection, caring doctors, family support and a community of survivors helped make a difference in Rachel Lezcano's battle with breast cancer.
October 1, 2020
Meghan Richbourg’s Halloween celebration this year will include a new outlook on life, but she’ll be celebrating putting cancer in her “rearview mirror.”
July 8, 2020
Over the years, Linda Willey has helped others going through cancer treatment. After treatment for her own cancer, she continues to connect with and support cancer patients.
April 6, 2020
Since her cancer diagnosis, Caterri Woodrum left an executive position in the arts and now focuses on health care and health coaching to help others.
January 9, 2020
The care team at UNC Lineberger helped Mary Gillam beat the odds and become a pancreatic cancer survivor. “I truly could not have gotten through this without Chapel Hill’s support,” she said. “The whole team has been outstanding.”
November 29, 2019
Midway through treatment for head and neck cancer, Jeff Cobb had a question for his doctors at UNC Lineberger. “Can I run a marathon?”
July 12, 2019
Jack Goldstein, 14, and his family had to make sacrifices when Jack was diagnosed with leukemia. But when Jack put his schoolwork and baseball training on hold, his family and friends were there to support him.
June 28, 2019
David Hesmer is a volunteer in a UNC Lineberger lab, helping to further the study of glioblastoma, something he knows a lot about: he was treated for glioblastoma at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
May 10, 2019
After a two-year journey, Lorelei rings the bell at the UNC Pediatric Hematology Oncology clinic, signaling an end to her treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
February 25, 2019
For a seasoned traveler like Anita McAllister, you’d think exploring the mountainous terrain around Machu Picchu was the most memorable and challenging experience of her life. But a breast cancer diagnosis sent her on a new journey, one that has expanded her horizons beyond the mountains of Peru and has given her a new purpose.