August 9, 2016
Fighting cancer—and honoring a beloved aunt—one cake at a time
By Reggie Kumar 
For Abby Nathanson, 17, and best friend Ruby Garland, 17, baking cakes is a bittersweet tribute to a woman who was known not only for her love of creating sweet treats, but also her warrior-like attitude and determination to beat one of the deadliest cancers in the world. In 2013, Abby’s beloved aunt Jodi Nathanson […]
Tags: cancer, chemotherapy, children, childrens health, clinical trials, lung cancer, lung cancer research, news, non-small cell lung cancer, radiation, radiation oncology, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
October 1, 2012
Surviving One-Two Punch of Thyroid Cancer and Sarcoma
By uclahealth 
Jennifer Marquez has survived not one but two bouts with cancer. Her first diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer went smoothly enough. It was the second diagnosis with a rare form of sarcoma that presented a life-threatening challenge. By the time her sarcoma was diagnosed, Marquez had a mass the size of a football growing […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Fritz Eilber, sarcoma, thyroid cancer, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 1, 2011
Family Man Triumphs Over High-Grade Bladder Cancer
By uclahealth
Adam Schaffer is convinced his then six-year-old son, Hayden, saved his life. It was Thanksgiving weekend in 2005 and the Schaffers were visiting his parents near San Diego. The Friday after the feast, Schaffer and Hayden were wrestling around on the couch when the boy shot his father a powerful knee just above the groin. […]
Tags: bladder cancer, cancer, Dr. Mark Litwin, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 1, 2011
Teen Battles Osteosarcoma and Seizes Bright Future
By uclahealth
The doctors told Allie Newman that the pain in her right thigh was tendonitis, nothing to worry about. A little physical therapy and she’d be as good as new. Just one month later, in January, the 16-year-old avid skier and soccer player was diagnosed with an aggressive osteosarcoma in her right femur. Her dad, Bob […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Jeffrey Eckardt, Dr. Noah Federman, osteosarcoma, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
October 1, 2011
Fighting Breast Cancer on Two Fronts
By uclahealth
Noreen Fraser is fighting cancer on two fronts. For more than 10 years, her body has battled metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her bones and liver. Through her foundation, the Noreen Fraser Foundation, she raises money to fund research to discover more effective and less toxic treatments for women’s cancers. When she was […]
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Dr. Dennis Slamon, Dr. John Glaspy, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
October 1, 2011
Beating Back Esophageal Cancer
By uclahealth
Not much gets Dimitri Dimitri down. And obstacles? No such thing. Born in Iran, Dimitri came to the United States to study electronics in college, graduating with a degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in1962. Within a week of graduation, he landed a job. Shortly afterward, he married his wife, Tammy, whom he first […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Zev Wainberg, Esophageal Cancer, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 1, 2008
Melanoma Survivor is Loving Life
By uclahealth
The melanoma had spread throughout his body. It was everywhere, and none of the surgeries or chemotherapies or radiation seemed to work. So Joseph Rick planned a trip to Illinois and bought a grave plot next to his father. Once a big guy, he’d lost 165 pounds. He could barely walk. He was 40 and […]
Tags: cancer, clinical trial, Dr. Antoni Ribas, Dr. John Glaspy, melanoma, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 1, 2008
Childhood Neuroblastoma Survivor Leads Full Life
By uclahealth
Jillian Morris-Jenkins wasn’t old enough to remember when her life was forever changed. At only 2, she was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, the second most common solid tumor diagnosed in children. The cancer originated in her liver and ate three-fourths of the organ before spreading up through part of her rib cage and coiling […]
Tags: bone marrow transplant, cancer, cancer survivor, Dr. Jacqueline Casillas, neuroblastoma, UCLA-LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 1, 2008
Testicular Cancer Survivor Renews Life Plans
By uclahealth
At 17, Roberto Martinez knew exactly what he wanted – to become a lawyer, earn lots of money and own an expensive home and a luxury car. A great job and an impressive salary would be his ticket to the top, Martinez thought. Then he was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer. For Martinez, it was […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Jackie Casillas, LiveSTRONG, testicular cancer, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
October 1, 2008
Poster Boy for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
By uclahealth
Carson Lev is the poster boy for early detection of prostate cancer. Although he was a regular at the annual Cruisin’ For A Cure car show, which raises money for research at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, he avoided the free, on-site prostate cancer screening tests offered to men over 40. Although hounded by friend […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Jean deKernion, prostate cancer, PSA, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, urology
