How Cancer Research is Savings Lives and Shaping the Future

Discover how cancer research has made a difference in real lives. Read inspiring patient stories and see the hope that new treatments can bring. Click on a story below to read more!
  • Dhruv's Story

    It started with a snow day and a five-year-old's strange question. Read how it led to a medical first.

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  • Bill's Story

    See how one breakthrough changed a life forever!

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  • Elena's Story

    A story of resilience: how one treatment brought new hope!

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  • Jonathan’s Story

    Hope, humor, family: Jonathan's triumph.

    Jonathan's Story
  • Susan's Story

    Susan's battle with cancer proves that hope and the right care can change everything.

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Cancer Research Breakthroughs

Discover how NIH supported cancer research is transforming lives through breakthrough treatments, early detection, and prevention strategies. Research Saves Lives—see how.

Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant

FDA Approves Drug Targeting Johns Hopkins-Discovered Brain Cancer Gene Mutation

Pediatric Oncology - Robyn Gartrell

Pediatric Oncology - Kathryn Lemberg