DESCRIPTION What began as a harmless looking spot on Kevin Donaghy’s forearm turned into a pair of diagnoses of skin cancer.  The first was Stage II in 2018, but 18 months later, it returned and was diagnosed Stage IV metastatic melanoma BRAF+.  The urologist said Kevin, an IT specialist from Melrose, Scotland, may have six months to live unless he underwent a newly-approved immunotherapy known as pembroluzimab.  That was in 2020, and Kevin is still with us.  The immunotherap

DESCRIPTION Beth Lehman went through a tumultuous year in 2020.  Thanks to heavy drinking, she was diagnosed with cirrhosis, then basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, followed by hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer.  She underwent radioactive embolization in order to get a liver transplant.  Beth said the two-hour operation wasn’t so tough, but the after-effects were difficult, including nausea and vomiting.  Then she experienced a procedure to get rid of

DESCRIPTION The unstoppable Deb Krier survived Stage IV HER2+ breast cancer, basal cell carcinoma and papillary thyroid cancer, enduring...

DESCRIPTION Steffan Tubbs was diagnosed with skin cancer, but he was proactive, and that approach led to early detection and...

DESCRIPTION Naniki Seboni survived Stage III malignant melanoma, but hers was an arduous journey.  At age twenty, she admits she was slow...

DESCRIPTION In her early forties, Heidi Slansky of Keller, Texas was in the best shape of her life.  She was a fitness fanatic and loved...

DESCRIPTION When it comes to minimizing a cancer journey, early detection is key, and Janet Frega, it was a difference-maker.  On today’s...