Patient Stories

Hope and Courage

Patients and their families tell how the care they received at The University of Kansas Cancer Center has made a difference in their lives.

• Penny Rushing: Survivor meets her match
• John Holt: Private cancer, public journey
• Aaron Klaassen: BMT patient reaches 20-year milestone
• Stephanie Annable: Clinical trial detected cancer her mammogram missed
• Bob Honse: Happily ever after, cancer free
• Bill Whitaker: Cancer patient participates in lifesaving clinical trial
• Charles Norris: Stem cell transplant helps physician regain stride
• Emily Bennett: Young patient receives first cord blood transplant
• Skip Quimby: Male breast cancer survivor shares unique perspective
• Lisa Covington: Two-time breast cancer survivor makes every opportunity count
• Annette Bloch knew what to do when she had breast cancer
• Joan Cummings: My journey to recovery from head and neck cancer
• Brian Moran and Elizabeth Alex: Local anchor talks about esophageal cancer
• Greg Nail: Living with skin cancer
• Kathy Tate: I was no. 1 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer
• Michael Spicer: The show must go on! Surviving prostate cancer
• Ruth Shechter: I donated to help fight cancer because of my care at KU
• Barbara Brown: Breast Cancer second opinion leads to a positive outcome
• Amy Hinderks-Soderberg: Bone marrow transplant provides a second chance
• Andy Donnelly: Liver transplant recipient becomes life mentor
• David Wilson: Leukemia survivor is thankful for BMT program
• Rachael Leisy: Stranger becomes Kansas woman's donor, hero and inspiration
• Artwork provides outlet for patients in BMT