Stand Up To Cancer
Magazine Profiles

“It’s that extra stuff we deal with that most people take for granted,” says a survivor of young adult cancer.

"A cruel math equation ravished the family of three: one healthy family member, two cancers."

The stories of four families who've faced the unthinkable -- a diagnosis of pediatric cancer.

Where do doctors turned when faced with their own cancer diagnosis?

Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. talks with SU2C about his work in the fight against cancer and life after professional baseball.

What's next for the one of the scientists behind Herceptin.

 

When Terrie Magro's sons Marc and Michael were both diagnosed with cancer, the former nurse readied herself to help them fight for their lives. Now she and her family continue the fight with the non-profit foundation they created in Michael's memory.

Most people think hospice nurses' work--improving the quality of life of the dying--is depressing, and the field has a burnout rate of just two years. But seventeen-year hospice worker Vallerie Martin says it's a privilege to do what she does.

Cancer hit the Philadelphia Phillies hard the last few years, and they're swinging back.

Dave Lewis wouldn't stop coaching, volunteering, parenting, or teaching. "Just because you have cancer doesn't mean you stop living your life."

Father and son George and Coby Karl are all too familiar with cancer. Their family, their teams, and they themselves have dealt with diagnoses. They beat cancer, and together they made basketball history.

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