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When Anne Shimabukuro received a pancreatic cancer diagnosis at age 37, she simply wanted to watch her toddlers grow up. Twenty years later, she is thriving and leading a national movement to fund breakthrough medical research.
Cancer deaths in America continue to decline while survival rates climb, driven by better prevention, earlier detection, and breakthrough treatments. The 2026 AACR report reveals genuine progress even as researchers warn funding gaps could slow future wins.
After 20 years caring for cardiac patients, nurse Audrey Smith became the patient when a December mammogram detected early breast cancer. Her story shows how routine screenings save lives.
A new awareness campaign is helping parents catch childhood cancer symptoms sooner, after survival rates climbed to over 80%. The initiative gives families and doctors clear signs to watch for, cutting diagnosis times in half for many children.
A 14-year-old boy from Wales is cancer-free again after a relapse sent him to a groundbreaking clinical trial with 50-50 odds. His secret to staying calm? Advice from his dad, who also survived lymphoma.
A routine heart scan revealed pancreatic cancer in a 72-year-old bookstore owner before symptoms appeared. Thanks to early detection and new treatments, Vicky Titcomb is now cancer-free and helping others facing the same battle.
A nurse practitioner's instinct to order a CT scan instead of a colonoscopy caught Kate Ping's advanced ovarian cancer in time to treat it. That decision, inspired by the loss of the nurse's own friend, gave Ping a fighting chance against a disease that often goes undetected until too late.
Kids facing blood cancer now have better odds than ever, with survival rates climbing to 90 percent for the most common types. New targeted treatments and immunotherapies are transforming what was once a devastating diagnosis into a fight most children win.
Karen Bohn had six days to live when doctors diagnosed her rare leukemia in 2019. Thanks to a treatment breakthrough funded by decades of research, she's now five years cancer-free and celebrating at the tournament that helped save her life.
A groundbreaking vaccine targeting a common mutation in deadly brain tumors helped two-thirds of patients survive eight years in a clinical trial. The treatment trains the immune system to hunt down cancer cells carrying the genetic error found in most gliomas.
A record number of Americans are living with cancer thanks to breakthrough targeted therapies that attack tumors based on their genetic signature. Two patients who've thrived for decades show how precision medicine is transforming cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
For the first time ever, 70% of Americans are living at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, marking a dramatic shift from the 1970s when survival rates were below 50%. The American Cancer Society says this progress means transforming care to support millions living full lives after treatment.