Dedicated to discovering cures for cancer and inspiring hope, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is Georgia’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, a prestigious distinction given to the top tier of cancer centers nationwide for making breakthroughs against cancer. Winship is researching, developing, teaching and providing patients novel and highly effective ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, treat and survive cancer. Cancer care at Winship includes leading cancer specialists collaborating across disciplines to tailor treatment plans to each patient’s needs; innovative therapies and clinical trials; comprehensive patient and family support services; and a care experience aimed at easing the burden of cancer. Winship is Where Science Becomes Hope. For more information, visit winshipcancer.emory.edu.
Marsha Masten, 62, and her husband were planning to leave in two weeks for a trip to Geneva, Switzerland. But she hadn’t felt well for about two weeks. The abdominal pain and nausea were...
When a Bit of Irritation Is a Lot More Than It Seems
It started as a bit of irritation on the gum inside her mouth. Trina wasn’t exactly sure what it was. She thought it might...
“We know how to prevent a lot of cancers,” says Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH, associate director of population sciences at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Rollins Professor and Chair of...
In observance of World Cancer Day, held annually on February 4 to raise global awareness of cancer, here are three inspiring stories of cancer survivors treated at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Meet...
Recently, we’ve been hearing about the serious shortage of certain widely used cancer drugs. For people whose cancer treatment depends on those drugs, it’s been a stomach-churning time of uncertainty and worry as they...
Despite the fact that tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death in the U.S., more than 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. Smoking causes an estimated 1 in 5 deaths every...
Charles, 64, compares his body to a car. "I need to take it to the body shop to get it repaired and put it back in order and keep going.” He says the key...
An unexpected discovery changed Alexandra’s life. “I had always envisioned having multiple kids,” she says.
But then she discovered that she had breast cancer, and her plans for how she would grow her family...