Brenda
Brenda H. was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor at the age of eleven months in 1956. When she was around 13 years old, Bren developed scoliosis of the spine. She did not hear the word 'late effects' or realize how many of her health concerns...


In memory of Elizabeth
Elizabeth was one of the earliest members of the ACOR Long Term Survivors e-mail discussion list, and was one of the founding members of the Cancer Survivors Project. Elizabeth was a long-term survivor of Hodgkin's Disease. With few resources and little support from her physicians, she...


Fran
In 1972 at the age of two and a half, Fran was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor. Treatment included chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove her left kidney. A year later, a small tumor was found in Fran's left lung. This metastatic tumor was successfully treated with more radiation and chemotherapy. At age 11, Fran experienced the first of a series of late effects...


In memory of Karen
Karen M. was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor in 1954, at the age of 17 months. Her right kidney was removed and she received 45 doses of an unknown amount of radiotherapy then called deep X-ray cobalt treatments. Though she had some limitations in the past, Karen enjoyed working on her computer ...


Neeraj
Born in Bombay India, Neeraj A. was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma on Halloween Day 1994. At 25, he had just begun to pursue a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After going into remission, he resumed his education in 1996, receiving his PhD in May 2000...


Shirley
In 1991 during a routine physical examination, Shirley was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. She was 45 years old. Shirley was treated with high-dose chemotherapy and achieved remission in 1992. After treatment, she began a career as a freelance writer. Author of a guidebook for women with cancer, she also serves on the editorial board ...