For Indiana residents, the comprehensive designation from the National Cancer Institute affirms that Hoosiers have access to the most advanced, research-guided therapies as well as hundreds of clinical studies that test the most promising new approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer.
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Jenny Brown, Breast Cancer
Jenny Brown recently finished treatment for inflammatory breast cancer that's triple negative. This recognition from the NCI offers her reassurance.
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Tatum Parker, Ewing Sarcoma
Tatum Parker went through treatment twice as a young child. Ten years later, she’s off to her freshman year at Indiana University to study nursing and help other kids.
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Tyler Trent, Osteosarcoma
Before he passed away, Tyler Trent provided tissue samples from his tumor to fuel cancer research that could prolong other kids’ lives.
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Gwen Brack, Colorectal Cancer
For Gwen Brack, the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center precision genomics program has given her a chance at having a full life.
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Nadia Miller, Breast Cancer
At 26, and a new mother, Nadia Miller wanted a big family, a career and hoped to one day travel the world. Then life—and her dreams—abruptly changed.
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Greg Tamer, Multiple Myeloma
Greg Tamer lost his father to multiple myeloma at a young age. Now, research advances allow Greg to live a full life as he faces the same disease.