Sharing Hope

A detailed 3D printed replica of child’s large tumor helps surgical team plan for successful surgery

A 17-year-old documents her treatment for a rare type of lymphoma typically found in older adults

When Christina Costa was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 27, she relied on her professional training to navigate treatment. An assistant teaching professor of psychology at Wayne State University, Christina, then a graduate school, studies the positive benefits of gratitude on the brain and stress response.

The challenges of Judith Hoge's melanoma treatment and recovery were off-set by the joys of pursuing her love of pottery.

When cancer patients, survivors and their visitors walk through the Voices Art Gallery at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, they’re met with the calming beauty of nature.

After an awake surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor, a Michigan man is living “more deliberately” than ever — officiating a high school wrestling state championship and participating in research for a potential cure.

A monthly peer discussion group for those genetically predisposed to colorectal and other cancers has created connection for an often isolated demographic.

This project will honor what patients and staff find personally “healing”. Through this community project we will bring a range of images together to represent our collective ideas of what is “healing”, creating an exhibition of shared ideas and images that will benefit us all!

All of us find hope and strength from the words of others -- so we've compiled words of hope and advice from patients who have been diagnosed with or treated for advanced cancer at Rogel Cancer Center.

After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Scott Ward learned it had spread and was stage 4, advanced cancer. He shares how this devastating news impacted how he views life and how he's worked to create a legacy for his son.