'I lost my mind'

Spc. Christian Sutton has been on a mission to get soldiers to sign up for the bone marrow registry. He was blown away when he matched as a donor himself.

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Clinical trial gives lymphoma patient more time with family

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When Anthony Cannella was first diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, his youngest child was in kindergarten. He was told that the expected life span for someone with mantle cell lymphoma, an especially aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, was three to five years.

His daughter is now 26, and thanks to three separate clinical trials, Anthony is still enjoying life with his children and grandchildren.

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Survivor Guilt

For cancer survivors like Nathan Calhoun, getting back to normal can sometimes be harder than expected.
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Drug Development

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center are working to develop new drug combinations for people with treatment-resistant cancer.

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Anal Cancer Screening

A new modeling study provides insight for guideline-writing bodies on who should be screened for anal cancer, how often and with which method.

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Budding Researcher

Jalayia McDowell wasn't sure about spending her summers studying cancer. But now the new high school graduate is headed to college to study biology.

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SCbioDrive Accelerator

Two Hollings cancer researchers are the sole South Carolinians selected for a life sciences entrepreneurship accelerator.

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Illuminating Pre-Cancer

A Hollings researcher is working on an idea to help oral oncologists better predict which patients are likely to develop cancer.

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LOWVELO Funds Research

Two Hollings Cancer Center researchers are studying new ways to bring depression treatment to cancer survivors.

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Oral Nicotine Pouches

Understanding who is using the latest nicotine product – oral nicotine pouches – is the key to developing future research on the pouches' effects.

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Living with Glioblastoma

Two women found friendship and solidarity as they go about their lives after a glioblastoma diagnosis.

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“ Obviously, I’m at high risk for certain cancers, but I would rather be proactive and do the screenings. That way, if I do get cancer, I’m going to find out early rather than find out when I’m sick. ”

Carson Thomas, Hereditary Cancer Clinic patient

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There are 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S., including almost 300,000 in South Carolina.  

Danielle Lee is one of those survivors – twice over! She has survived both leukemia and triple negative breast cancer.  

Life is different after cancer, she says, but it’s good to be here with her family. She shared her story in honor of National Cancer Survivor Month.   

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