Patient Stories
Yolanda Murphy
‘Passion with a focus:’ After breast cancer, Yolanda Murphy builds a bridge to young survivors
“My breast cancer journey has brought me to this place, and I’m grateful. I’m grateful to be making a difference.”
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Kathy Kulka
A Career Committed to Research, and Life-Long Friendship Guide Cancer Patient’s Success
“A clinical trial changed my treatment plan. And my survival.”
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Deanne Whitley
By opting out of surgery, a courageous survivor may help redefine the cancer experience.
“She is an incredibly courageous woman who has taken a leap of faith with us that could potentially affect so many other women down the road.”
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Sherri McArdle-Krautter
Early vigilance leads to happy outcome for endometrial cancer survivor
“I’m very lucky to have a happy ending. I’m very blessed. With all of the stressors I have gone through during the cancer and recovery, you still have to take those blessings – here I am to talk about it.”
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Carolyn Kubik
A Magee-Trained Doctor Turns Patient in a Fight Against Ovarian Cancer
“It was really important to me to be strong for my staff and for them to see: I was not going to let [cancer] beat me down. I was not going to let it stop my career. I just wasn’t letting it happen.”
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Darcel Fahy
Toasting Darcel Fahy — and the Ovarian Cancer Research She Championed
“She wanted ways to help people, and if not find a cure, find a way to detect it.”
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Darcel Fahy
With You Always: The indelible mark of a woman who refused to let cancer win
“She didn’t let her diagnosis define her. She ruled it.”
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Jennifer Bingham
‘This Is Truly a Miracle:’ Jennifer Bingham remembers the Mother’s Day that almost wasn’t
“I have been able to celebrate Mother’s Day for 45 years because of Magee-Womens Hospital, and I thank you every year.”
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