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Kim Holt — My Breast Cancer Story
Forty years old, just home from a trip to Italy, Kim Holt was shocked to hear that the pain in her side she assumed to be a product of overindulging on vacation was a result of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. A pea-size cancer that began in her breast had traveled to her liver which was three times its normal size. Three thoughts immediately went through Kim's head: "Why me? How am I going to fight it?" and "Please don't let my twin sister have it." The perseverance in her second thought is partially the reason she is alive today. What ensued was a long, hard journey full of wrong turns that finally landed her in the wise, caring and safe hands of Steven Mamus, M.D. This is Kim's story.
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Harry Devor — My Lung Cancer Story
The lowest point of Harry and Dee Anne Devor's lives wasn't when Harry had to be revived to life after flat-lining prior to open heart surgery. The lowest point of their lives was when an oncologist told them Harry had Stage IV lung cancer and he had zero to three months to live.
Harry was feeling fine when he went in for the annual lung x-rays required since having triple bypass surgery four years ago. But this time, the x-rays showed a spot on his lung — a spot that turned out to be cancer.
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Martha Koorie — My Pancreatic Cancer Story
To say that Martha Koorie is determined to beat cancer is an understatement. Immediately upon being diagnosed, she sprung into action. With twenty years experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a focus on oncology research, Martha was all too familiar with the dismal implications of a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and she was not going to let that stop her. A diligent effort to find the right doctor, maintain a normal life and not all allow cancer to become her identity ensued.
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Fernande Pilini — My Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Story

Robert Patricelli — My Aplastic Anemia Story

Sydney Boss — My Colon Cancer Story

Susanne Miller — My Lung Cancer Story

Robert Kline — My Prostate Cancer Story

Ted Schaeffer — My Aplastic Anemia Story

Doug Bruce — My Colon Cancer Story
In November of 2007 Doug Bruce learned that he had colon cancer. During a routine colonoscopy, his doctor found a mass and determined it was malignant. He was referred to the Cancer Center of Sarasota, under the care of Dr. Steven Mamus. Due to his extensive knowledge and experience with colon cancer, Dr. Mamus recommended a combination of both chemo and radiation therapies in order to first shrink the mass, followed by surgery to remove it completely. Doug's recovery has been a complete success. They were able to shrink the mass enough that a surgeon could remove it in its entirety. Doug is now completing his last chemotherapy treatment, which he was able to take in pill form. He is cancer free and back to enjoying his active life playing golf and tennis.

John Dejohngh — My Prostate Cancer Story
In 2001, John routine check up revealed extremely high PSA levels. Prostate Specific Antigen is a protein used to determine a risk of prostate cancer, was was John's diagnosis. He underwent a radical prostatectomy in 2002, and was able to maintain his PSA levels until 2010. It was then that John needed to start chemotherapy to treat his prostate cancer. His doctor recommended that he go to the Cancer Center of Sarasota-Manatee. He received excellent care in a patient-oriented environment. His knowledgeable team of doctors and specialists determined a treatment plan that would treat his cancer will preserving John's quality of life. He experienced only very minimal side effects to chemotherapy which he completed in late 2010.