Your Stories: Conquering Cancer

Professional snowboarder Kimmy Fasani was still breastfeeding her second child when she found a lump under her armpit. Just days later, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and found herself preparing for chemotherapy. Having lost both her parents to cancer, it was a terrifying moment for her, but

When Molly Hones was diagnosed with fibrolamellar cancer for the second time in less than two years, she made two critical decisions. First: She wouldn’t focus on the unknowns of her condition and would focus on the positives instead.  Second, she would give back by participating in research. And so, in June 2023, Moll

As a young person starting over in a new country—one where she didn’t even yet know the language—young Yelena faced no shortage of challenges. But she also found opportunity she believes might not have existed in her native country.  “As an Armenian individual growing up in Azerbaijan, going by my parents’ and my famil

These days, there’s no getting around it: In a society that practically lives online, it’s no surprise that two-thirds of people with cancer—and their caregivers—turn to social media to inform their treatment and care decisions.  Perhaps it was inevitable, then, that doctors like thoracic medical oncologist Eric Singhi

With a rare exception here and there, most scientists will at least complete a college-level science class before making their first cancer research breakthrough. Heman Bekele, on the other hand, is just wrapping up his sophomore year of high school.  By the time he was named Time Magazine’s Kid of the Year in 2024, He

It started—as these stories so often do—with fatigue. At first, Jace Yawnick simply chalked it up to a busy life and a job requiring frequent travel. But then he noticed something: There were times the fatigue kicked in when he hadn’t just gotten off a plane or done anything else particularly strenuous. “Intuitively,”