'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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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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Brain Cancer Care

As home to the state's only neuro-oncologists, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center can offer the latest care options and clinical trials to people with brain tumors.

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Governor's Honor

Dr. Jennifer Dahne's focus on making behavioral health interventions accessible to more people has been recognized with a governor's award.

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LOWVELO Funds in Action

LOWVELO funds are enabling Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., to pursue his ideas to bring cellular therapy to solid tumors for cancer treatment.

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Evaluating Novel Therapy

Hollings enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial of a new type of drug, a bifunctional antibody, for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Lynch Syndrome

A simple test to learn about his ancestry uncovered an unexpected syndrome that increases the risk of cancer.

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Performing for a Cause

15 years after a terminal diagnosis, Nathan Calhoun is alive thanks to a clinical trial. It's why he performed at LOWVELO in 2024.

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Gene Therapy for Cancer

Gene therapy is being used against diseases like sickle cell and hemophilia. Could it be used against cancer?

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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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