There’s No Place Like Home: Finding Word Class Cancer Care in the Mississippi DeltaTo say his family is rooted in Natchez, Mississippi would be an understatement. For McNair “Mac” Metcalfe and six generations…
Strength in Sisterhood: Highlighting the Importance of a CaregiverWhen Chantel Townsend received her triple negative breast cancer diagnosis in 2023, she knew the road ahead would be difficult….
Swinging the Door Wide Open for Cancer CareKathy never expected to spend New Year’s Eve in an emergency room. When stomach pain sent her to the hospital…
“Very, very important”: how a mammogram may have saved Dot Efferson’s lifeEven though she didn’t feel like it, Dot Efferson forced herself to go in for her mammogram.It may well have…
Five Years Cancer-Free: Cheryl Michelet’s Journey of Gratitude and Giving BackThis November, Cheryl Michelet will celebrate a milestone she once only dreamed of reaching: five years cancer-free. Diagnosed with stage…
How screening – and a toy poodle – saved a breast cancer patient’s lifeKristie Callais owes her life, at least in part, to her poodle.Callais had no symptoms when, in July 2022, her…
Bigger than just a mural: Barbershop owner shares her cancer storyAs she watched the unveiling of Mary Bird Perkins’ brand-new mural on the side of her North Baton Rouge barbershop…
Beating the Odds: How Clinical Research Gave Earlean New HopeLast summer, Earlean Ross was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at just 57 years old. Her doctors in Mississippi…
Not “settling for the same old”: Mary Bird Perkins celebrates its 100th Pluvicto treatmentProstate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the United States. In recent years, a number…
Exercise and targeted care: How Terrebonne General | Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center helps patients thriveHerman St. Pierre is 79 years old, a kidney and prostate cancer survivor – and a workout pro.Herman and his…
Early Detection Saves Lives. Here’s Proof.For lots of folks, turning 50 represents an exciting landmark—the beginning of a new chapter, a renewed sense of self…
“It brought everything to light for me”: Covington Breast Cancer Specialist Program patient tells her storyWith the launch of Mary Bird Perkins’ new Breast Cancer Specialist Program in Covington, the Cancer Center is once again…
