Patient Testimonials
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| Damaris Olagundoye, MD, grew up knowing that her maternal grandmother was a breast cancer survivor. She would listen as her mother talked with cousins who had also been diagnosed with the disease, but her family didn’t learn until decades later that they carried a mutation in the BRCA2 gene. Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, where Olagundoye is a patient, are putting Black women front and center as they investigate why breast cancer is deadlier in women of African ancestry than other racial groups. Click below to read more about Dr. Olagundoye. https://momentum.vicc.org/2022/11/hidden-risks/ |
Kelsey Brauman, Courtni Hammers, and Sam Shreve are survivors of a rare cancer, who met in VICC clinic. All three women are now post-treatment and on a schedule of routine monitoring to spot any potential cancer recurrence for a minimum of 10 years. During that time, they know one thing for sure. The bond they formed due to their diagnoses will remain. They plan to continue texting, calling, checking in via Facebook posts and even meeting up when they can. Click below to read about their individual stories and collective bond. https://momentum.vicc.org/2022/04/sarcoma-sisterhood/ |
