Strength in Sisterhood: Highlighting the Importance of a Caregiver February 19, 2026 When Chantel Townsend received her triple negative breast cancer diagnosis in 2023, she knew the road ahead would be difficult. Read More »
Swinging the Door Wide Open for Cancer Care February 12, 2026 Kathy never expected to spend New Year’s Eve in an emergency room. When stomach pain sent her to the hospital Read More »
“Very, very important”: how a mammogram may have saved Dot Efferson’s life October 30, 2025 Even though she didn’t feel like it, Dot Efferson forced herself to go in for her mammogram.It may well have Read More »
Five Years Cancer-Free: Cheryl Michelet’s Journey of Gratitude and Giving Back October 23, 2025 This November, Cheryl Michelet will celebrate a milestone she once only dreamed of reaching: five years cancer-free. Diagnosed with stage Read More »
How screening – and a toy poodle – saved a breast cancer patient’s life October 16, 2025 Kristie Callais owes her life, at least in part, to her poodle.Callais had no symptoms when, in July 2022, her Read More »
Bigger than just a mural: Barbershop owner shares her cancer story October 6, 2025 As she watched the unveiling of Mary Bird Perkins’ brand-new mural on the side of her North Baton Rouge barbershop Read More »
Beating the Odds: How Clinical Research Gave Earlean New Hope August 14, 2025 Last summer, Earlean Ross was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at just 57 years old. Her doctors in Mississippi Read More »
Not “settling for the same old”: Mary Bird Perkins celebrates its 100th Pluvicto treatment May 7, 2025 Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the United States. In recent years, a number Read More »
Exercise and targeted care: How Terrebonne General | Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center helps patients thrive April 21, 2025 Herman St. Pierre is 79 years old, a kidney and prostate cancer survivor – and a workout pro.Herman and his Read More »
