CURE Talks Cancer

In March, we honored four women for their contributions in the “teal army” fight against ovarian cancer.

During the inaugural Ovarian Cancer Heroes gala, held in New Orleans ahead of the 49th Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancers, four individuals — a physician, nurse navigator and two patient-turned-advocates — were awarded for the contributions they have made to increase awareness and advance research and education for ovarian cancer.

Hear more from Carolyn Berson, RN, MSN, Sue Friedman, DVM, Susan Leighton and Laurel Rice, M.D., about what inspires them to increase ovarian cancer awareness, and what exactly being nominated for the Ovarian Cancer Heroes Award meant to them.

Former professional football player Elijah Alexander was enjoying life as a retired linebacker until his health took a turn for the worse in 2010. At first, his symptoms were written off as the result of years of wear and tear on his body from being an athlete, until one doctor finally ran more tests and diagnosed him with multiple myeloma. 

Elijah eventually passed away from the disease, but his wife, Kimberly, remains vocal about telling his story and spreading awareness about myeloma, which affects a higher proportion of African Americans than any other race. But still, many people are unfamiliar with the disease. 

Now, Kimberly is trying to change that, and encourages people to be more proactive about their health, not only during Minority Health Month, but throughout the year.

Patrick Dempsey, actor, cancer advocate and Breakaway from Cancer® Ambassador, sat down with CURE to discuss how cancer impacted his life after his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. 

Dempsey, who was the keynote speaker at the 2018 Ovarian Cancer Heroes Gala, expressed his gratitude for the patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates who are making a difference in the world of cancer. He also talked about the Dempsey Center, which he created for patients and their loved ones, as well as what's in store for the actor's future. 

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Many sports fans probably know Ed Randall best for his work as a longtime radio and TV personality and published author. But, following his own journey with cancer, Randall now utilizes his sports connections to help men across the United States get screened for prostate cancer – all through his nonprofit organization Fans for the Cure, which has helped thousands of men over an 11-year span.

What do Bill Nye the Science Guy, fashion designer Michael Kors and one very special prostate cancer advocate all have in common? Blue jackets, a runway and the ultimate goal of raising awareness for prostate cancer.

In this week’s episode, you’ll hear from patient advocate-turned-model Todd Seals as he tells us about making his catwalk debut at this year’s second annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show, held Feb. 7 during New York Fashion Week.

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The DONNA Foundation hosted its 11th annual DONNA Marathon Weekend in Jacksonville, Florida this past February – all with one specific mantra in mind: Choose love over fear. In this episode, we’ll talk with founder Donna Deegan herself about the foundation and its efforts, as well as the foundation’s executive director Amanda Napolitano on how much they have raised so far, and we’ll hear from one very inspiring participant Hollis Youngner.

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Ryan Hamner has battled Hodgkin lymphoma four times since the age of 5, and has had some interesting hobbies since - from gardening to metal detecting. 

But for Hamner, two things stuck: music and creativity. 

In this week's episode, we discuss Hamner's journey with cancer, the tools he used to get through it and his creative successes. 

Hamner is also a CURE contributor. To read more, visit http://www.curetoday.com/link/93

Tony Beasley has spent years in the MLB as a third-base coach for the Texas Rangers. Little did he know his competitive nature and critical thinking would come in to play in his fight against stage 2 colorectal cancer. Since, Beasley has teamed up with Fight CRC as part of their One Million Strong Campaign to help others do one thing: Develop a mentality to fight.

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What happens when a 20-something finds a cancerous lump in her breast and is told to come back for a mammogram at the age of 40? For one group of CrossFit fanatics, it meant the launch of a nonprofit to raise money and spread awareness about breast cancer.

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