Kenedi, a young patient with a Wilms tumor, needs a promising treatment plan to conquer this rare kidney cancer. Dr.  Allen-Rhoades, a pediatric oncologist and hematologist at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, is ready to help.

Z, a 10-year-old patient with relapsed leukemia, builds beaded jewelry while in the hospital for treatment.

Worry and Stigma 

“I was accused of being a hypochondriac. And in hindsight, I don't blame the poor internist that was assigned to me at Mayo Clinic because I came to him my first week of fellowship saying I have a hereditary tumor syndrome,” said Dr. Lewis. 

No Journey Is the Same 

“You know, everybody thinks, ‘Oh, you have cancer, you get chemo and that's how you treat it.'   And for me, it was sort of different...," said Lisa. 

Meaningful Improvements in Melanoma Treatment

An 88-year-old man with advanced melanoma was enrolled in a clinical trial of a microbiome intervention. Given his age, other more aggressive treatments were not considered feasible.

The first-of-its-kind HER2CLIMB breast cancer study was a career-defining achievement for Dr. Nancy U. Lin.