Bad Headaches= Brain Tumor
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Kyler Noah, 22, Brain tumor, Non-Hodgkin My story starts in July of 2025. It was a regular summer for me. I had just finished my third year of my
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A Daughter and Father Melanoma Story
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy: Leah Adams, 32, Melanoma I used to be the person who showed up to the Christmas party every year bronzed and glowing with a fresh tan. A tan was
My Journey With Chordoma
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Ross Binder, 30, Chordoma My journey with chordoma started in 2014 when I was a senior in high school. One day after tennis practice, my back felt like it
Gender Affirming Care saved my Life
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Jennifer Trefzger, Colorectal Cancer I had colon cancer at a young age, it likely started when I was 16. It was brutal. Being autistic and trans made it harder;
10 Years Apart
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Brian Carlson, Testicular Cancer In June, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer for the second time. Hearing those words again felt surreal — like a nightmare I thought I’d
Love in the Time of Cancer
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Megan Nicklay, Sarcoma It’s May in Santiago, Chile and the crisp autumn air ushers in an atmosphere of romance and serendipity, a welcome contrast to the frantic uncertainty that
Surviving the Spot
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAylat Lifshitz shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In this raw talk, Aylat retells her journey that began with a mysterious spot and a rare cancer
Tongue, Trials, and Triumph
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLauren Tomlinson shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In a decade marked by devastating losses Lauren emerges as an unexpected warrior against her own tongue cancer
Hope After CML
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Jeffrey Mello, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia I grew up in Massachusetts. It was a normal start, but I always wanted something bigger. That drive took me to New York City,
Hope After CML
By: Jeffrey Mello, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia I grew up in Massachusetts. It was a normal start, but I always wanted something bigger. That drive took me to New York City,