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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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Remembering Sandi Stanford: Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocacy Pioneer
When Sandi Stanford was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993, everything was vastly different from how we view, treat, m…
Cancer
Deb Blake-Ontiveros: Bringing Her Voice to Motherhood, Advocacy, and Breast Cancer
A lot of the time a cancer survivor’s story goes: “I felt a lump in my breast, I got it checked out, and it was breast c…
Cancer
A Mission to Serve: How Dr. Marcela Mazo Canola is Living Her Dream Providing Cancer Care
Become a politician? Work in a health ministry? As a young girl growing up in Colombia, Dr. Marcela Mazo Canola wasn’t s…
Clinical Trials, Increasing Recognition, Latino Cancer
El Doble Espejo de Septiembre: Un Mensaje de Esperanza y Fortaleza para Nuestra Comunidad
by Arnoldo Rodriguez Para la mayoría de las personas, septiembre es simplemente la frontera entre el verano y el otoño….
Cancer, Español
The Double Mirror of September: A Message of Hope and Strength for Our Comunidad
by Arnoldo Rodriguez For most people, September is simply the boundary between summer and autumn. But for those of us wh…
Cancer
Ritchie Valens: A Shining Rock Star That Dimmed Too Soon
“Para bailar La Bamba se necesita una poca de gracia.” There’s a strong chance you’ve heard this song, “La Bamba,” on th…
Increasing Recognition
Bad Bunny: A Voice for Puerto Ricans and Latinos Everywhere
In 13 minutes, audiences caught a glimpse into the vibrant colors, unique island sounds, and iconic cultural symbols syn…
Embracing All People
Claudia Perez-Favela: Shattering Reproductive Cancer Stigmas and Challenges
For Claudia Perez-Favela, cancer has always been the elephant in the room. Claudia has seen her Latino family members e…
Cancer
Antonia Novello: Blazing a Trail for Latinas in Public Health
Our life experiences can shape who we are and what we strive to be in the future. This can certainly be said about Dr. A…
Increasing Recognition
10 Latino Health Heroes for Hispanic Heritage Month
Whether it’s in hospitals and clinics, out in the community, or online, there are many Salud Heroes who have helped impr…
Increasing Recognition