Cancer Vaccine Institute News

Photo Credits: Jennifer Childs and Kiran Dhillon The Cancer Vaccine Institute held our first ever patient reunion during the CVI Circle - Empowering Patients, Advancing Science event last week in Seattle and virtually. Festivities kicked off with an informal dinner for CVI patients and family members, along with key CVI faculty and staff, on the evening of Thursday, June 15th. Patients were very excited to meet others who had gone through the same or similar clinical trials f

When Bridgette Hempstead was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35, she realized that there were very few resources available for black women with breast cancer. In fact, while incredible leaps have been made in breast and other cancer care, black, Hispanic, and other communities of color tend to be diagnosed at more advanced stages of breast cancer and have worse outcomes. Bridgette wants to change these statistics by providing support, education, and advocacy for members

The Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to recognize Stephanie N. today! Stephanie was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in 2000...

Kim was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer on September 28, 2009. She had experienced some of the classic symptoms of ovarian...

By Jamie C. My cancer story begins in 2007, when I was a healthy, traveling, living life, family planning 34 year old. I had never been...