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Young uterine cancer patient reflects on journey

Uterine cancer patient Lakisha Pack smiles at the camera in a garden setting

Diagnosed with a rare uterine cancer at only 46, Lakisha Mack often found herself wondering why. It’s not a question that her doctors and nurses can answer. Instead, their answer to her has been to stand by her side with compassion and expert care for the past four years.

“It was rough and bumpy and scary. But as I went through it, I went through it with them,” Mack said.

Read her story

Kaycen Martin in a hospital bed wearing a superhero mask

Childhood Cancer Report

An MUSC children’s cancer specialist and other experts from across state find 11% improvement in childhood cancer survival over 25-year period.

A doctor in a white coat sits to chat with a patient, who has her back facing the camera

BiTE Therapy

A newly approved targeted therapy for small cell lung cancer is at the forefront of a new type of drug for solid tumors.

an illustration of a pill with a brain surrounded by glowing points of light inside the top half of the pill

Glioma Drug Approval

Hollings was part of an international clinical trial that led to the FDA approval of a new drug to treat certain types of gliomas.

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Depression and Cancer

Two Hollings researchers are working together to develop a new way to get depression treatment to people with likely incurable cancer.

tobacco and vaping researcher Matthew Carpenter poses in a suit in lush green outdoor garden setting

DUET

A new study aims to get a better understanding of what dual use of vapes and cigarettes looks like in real world usage.

three men and a woman in suits gather around a red ribbon stretched between two poles with the main in the center wielding scissors

New BMT Clinic

Friends, family, colleagues and former patients gathered to honor Dr. Robert Stuart as a new outpatient bone marrow transplant clinic was named in his honor.

a family wedding photo featuring the father of the groom, the groom in a cream suit with brown tie, the mother of the groom in taupe holding flowers and the sister of the groom in bronze holding flowers

Hollings Cancer Network

Facing a challenging journey with uterine cancer, Debra Morin made a list of five things to remember each day.

image of Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco in white lab coat and gloves sitting at the bench in her lab at Hollings Cancer Center

Medulloblastoma Research

The Group 3 subtype of medulloblastoma has the worst prognosis of all the subtypes, but new research is pointing to a potential therapy.

Taryn Sparkman, an SCSU undergraduate who conducts summer cancer research at MUSC with support from SC CADRE. She is also a LOWVELO scholar.

White Coat Ceremony

The MUSC Hollings Cancer Center white coat ceremony inspires HBCU students to pursue research careers.

Featured video

An ovarian cancer diagnosis was the last thing that Carol Sullivan expected. But with support from friends and family and her care team at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, she's successfully come through treatment. Watch her inspiring story below.

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