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Spectrum Health Cancer Center

‘I thought this was the end’

A rare cancer therapy gives a Michigan man a second chance at life.

Patient Story

Prescient advice: Get your mammogram

‘You never know how people are going to touch your life,’ says Paula Bowen, who followed wise words from a former president's daughter.

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Pampered with a purpose

Even though she lost her hair to treatments, Ruth Hourani learned to feel beautiful again thanks to Beautiful You, a free program for women battling cancer.

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‘There’s no wrong choice’

Business acquaintances Bill Payne and Sean Welsh become friends, sharing their divergent yet successful prostate cancer journeys.

Blue skies, green duds: The luck of the Irish Jig

Nearly 4,300 people took part in the annual St. Patrick's Day race to raise awareness about colorectal cancer.

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‘Loretta, no cancer’

After three cancer scares, Loretta Staskey finds solace in the kindness of her doctor and those she encourages with inspirational notes.

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One mom, one son, two cancers

Elizabeth and Grant Pratt battle cancer, together, as a family.

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In sickness, and in health…

Sally and Greg Brown have shared 33 years of marriage. Now, they share cancer.

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Butterflies soar for ArtPrize

Project brings hope and healing to cancer patients.

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An unexpected blessing

An artist balances the challenges of chemotherapy with the excitement of her first entry in ArtPrize.

‘Be a Betty Ford’

The first lady’s daughter encourages women to make breast cancer detection and prevention a priority.

Moles not most likely spot for melanomas

More than two-thirds of deadly skin cancers occur as new lesions.