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Courtney Collen - October 2023

Lynn Roemeling has been a patient access representative at the Sanford Cancer Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 13 years. In 2020, she received a cancer diagnosis and became the patient and she went on a leave from work.

Melissa Brunner - October 2023

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. She decided to disclose her diagnosis publicly saying, "As a public figure, I did not want the gossip to be going around. I wanted to control the message."

Peter Thamel - October 2023

"You don't have to work during this stuff. I do it for therapy. The Kansas staff being so loving and caring and supportive has given me strength and given me purpose. It's been therapeutic for me to keep mind off stuff"

Alina Hauter - October 2023

The only time Real Bird wasn't beading was when she underwent treatment for breast cancer three times. Her most recent diagnosis was last November. "Every single treatment was hard...Today I feel a lot stronger. And I can, I can get back to beading...You got to stand up and keep going. I’m glad I’m back to beading"

Jessica Zucker and Sara Gaynes Levy - October 2023

Harvard Business Review posted an article Better Ways to Support a Colleague with Breast Cancer which featured data from CAC’s 2022 Harris Poll. The article included that 77% of workers with a cancer diagnosis disclosed to their managers while 63% disclosed to their coworkers, and 21% said they encountered insensitive or offensive comments

Hallie Turner - September 2023

Mark Bowen is the coroner for Richmond County, Georgia and for the last 10 months, he has been balancing treatment for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with his work for the county.

Alexis Jones - September 2023

John J. York, one of the stars of the ABC soap opera General Hospital, revealed recently that he is being treated for both myelodysplastic syndromes (or MDS) and multiple smoldering myeloma. “I’ll have to take a break [from General Hospital] for at least three, maybe four months, but I’ll be back.”

Elise Chamberlain - September 2023

Amanda Sands was a regimental medical officer in the British Army until she was medically discharged last year following a cancer diagnosis. She is now training for the Invictus Games, which she says have given her a "sense of purpose".

Vanessa Etienne - September 2023

After privately battling breast cancer for 5 years, supermodel Linda Evangelista reveals her two diagnoses to the public.

Sahil Kapur - August 2023

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise disclosed today he has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, and will continue working through treatment.

Brendan Kuty - August 2023

Legendary sports cameraman Pete Stendel chose not to disclose his prostate cancer diagnosis, nor his plans for surgery. However when faced with fluke injury on the job, he decided to use the press he received as an opportunity to raise awareness for getting a PSA check.

Shirah Matsuzawa - August 2023

Filmmaker had just finished shooting a feature film when he was diagnosed with cancer. He continued to work editing the film while undergoing chemotherapy.

Matthew Self - August 2023

Richard Linton, President of Kansas State University, announced today that he has been diagnosed with cancer. He will require daily treatments for the next few months, but plans to continue working remotely. Senior vice president and chief of staff Dr. Marshall Stewart will step in to represent K-State at events and meetings in Linton's absence.

Cancer Pathways - August 2023

CAC's Deputy Director Rachel Becker was a guest this week on Cancer Pathway's Encompassing Cancer podcast. She is interviewed by Lauren Bineau, Program Manager of Community Education at Cancer Pathways, and they cover everything from how to talk to your manager/HR, communication techniques like The Swivel, looking for work, and much more!

Zeke Palermo - August 2023

Linda Caicedo is making a big splash at the World Cup. The 18-year-old has been playing soccer professionally in Colombia since she was 14. Her career was interrupted when diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 15. She took a break from playing to undergo surgery and chemotherapy.

Nick Kelly - July 2023

Eli Gold has been the voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide since 1988. He missed last season after he was admitted to the hospital in the spring of 2022. He stayed there for 186 days undergoing cancer treatment.

Hannah Brock - July 2023

Paramedic Josh White has to take months off of work as a paramedic to undergo a chemotherapy only offered far from his home. "I just want to be back to normal," White said. "I just want to be out riding in an ambulance, riding in a firetruck (and) helping people. Just doing what I’ve wanted to do my whole life, really"

Eveline Gan - July 2023

Mr. Lester Ng was in his early 30s, solely focused on climbing the corporate ladder. He had received a promotion oversees and was working long hours every day. After experiencing stomach pains initially passed off as minor gastric irritation, he was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer.

Lisa Dillman - June 2023

Sudarshan "Sudsie" Maharaj, the longtime goaltending coach for the Anaheim Ducks, recently announced he has pancreatic cancer. He has been receiving treatment, and scheduled for an upcoming surgery. He anticipates a return to the Ducks following surgery.

Chris Ruel - June 2023

Ilanah Lobel-Torres has been training for most of her life to be an opera singer. Shortly after joining the prestigious young artist program at Opera National de Paris, she was diagnosed with cancer.

Joe Bongiorno - May 2023

Lina Courtois, aged 72, competed in the Canadian Artistic Swimming Championship where she won silver and gold medals. The week before she took gold in the 100-metre butterfly and 400-metre individual medley at the Canadians Masters Swimming Championships. All of this amid chemotherapy treatments.

Janice Koh as told to Chandreyee Ray - May 2023

Award-winning Singaporean actress Janice Koh was diagnosed with oral cancer 10 months ago. She first noticed an ulcer on her tongue that wasn't going away. After two surgeries, more than half her tongue has been removed, complicating her ability to speak clearly.

Julie Calhoun - May 2023

Linda O'Brien continued to work full-time during her treatment for breast cancer. In October 2019, O'Brien had shingles due to her weakened immune system. In order to protect a pregnant co-worker, she asked to work from home until she recovered. Two days later she was fired.

Andrew Goldman - May 2023

Georgie Johnston landed her dream job as a nurse after years of studying and volunteering. A few months later she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, requiring chemotherapy and a mastectomy.

RaleighNC.gov - May 2023

Raleigh, NC firefighter John Nickerson returned to Station 17 after fifteen months away treating testicular germ cell cancer. He went through two surgeries, chemotherapy and three stem cell transplants. While his treatment was not easy, Nickerson said, "The hardest part was being away from my family and my job."

Tom Metcalf and Francine Lacqua - April 2023

Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan is returning to the office after undergoing five months of treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. During his time out of the office, he continued to work remotely.

Alexandra del Rosario - April 2023

The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden disclosed his prostate cancer diagnosis last week. “I was taken aback, but I was determined to deal with it,” he said. While he has taken the time to "slow down" and "listen to my body more", he has decided to continue working during his treatment, saying that he finds that work distracts him.

David Artavia - April 2023

Pam Huff, the first female nightly news anchor in Alabama, has not missed more than a day or two of work at ABC 33/40 since starting treatment for breast cancer in August of 2022. To mask the side effects of her chemotherapy, she has worn a wig and false eyelashes during each broadcast. But last week, she decided to go on air with her natural hair.

Yi-Jin Yu - April 2023

Dr. Lauren Juyia is a practicing gynecologist who discovered a mass on herself that turned out to be stage 4 colon cancer. She continued to work throughout her chemo treatment to take her mind off her own cancer.

Karen Brown - March 2023

Frank Marchand has been a plumber for over 47 years, most of those years spent self-employed. Following a diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer, Marchand has continued to work, with the exception of brief recoveries from surgery, throughout his whole treatment.