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Nearly 19 million Americans have survived cancer, but most aren't getting the specialized follow-up care they need for lasting health effects. Advocates are fighting to change that with comprehensive survivorship care plans.
A powerful panel of survivors and health experts shared breakthrough strategies helping Black women overcome the 38% higher breast cancer death rate through advocacy and early detection. Their message: knowledge and speaking up can save lives.
A Michigan woman survived pancreatic cancer not once but twice, and now she's dedicating her life to helping others fight the disease with the same determination that saved her. Her message: be your own advocate.
Bindi Irwin is turning her painful decade-long journey to an endometriosis diagnosis into a powerful message of hope and advocacy for women everywhere. The conservationist is speaking up so others don't suffer in silence.
Emergency medicine residents at Ghana's largest hospital are turning a viral crisis into a call for nationwide healthcare reform. Their honest assessment of overcrowding could spark the systematic changes patients desperately need.
A 46-year-old Albany woman who beat stage 3 colon cancer is teaming up with her surgeon to spread a message that could save thousands of lives. Their mission: get people screened before it's too late.
A father who lost his dad to Motor Neurone Disease is fighting to make a treatment that slows the condition available to NHS patients. The drug Tofersen costs just £8,000 per patient and has shown remarkable results for people with a specific gene variation.
On World Cancer Day, five people touched by cancer reveal how they redefined hope, purpose, and progress beyond diagnosis. Their stories prove that surviving is just the beginning.
A simple FDA label change on hormone therapy came after doctors shared their stories on podcasts and social media. Now, healthcare advocates are proving that strategic communication can bridge the gap between life-saving treatments and the women who need them.