‘I had to wonder: If I hadn’t talked to my friend, would I have let it go?’ Once Kenneth Taylor got past the shock of learning he had breast cancer—and his immediate worries that “this […]

Cynthia Savage, 53, of Vacaville, had less than a 1 percent chance of getting breast cancer. She was fit, healthy and had no family history of the disease. Yet in 2005, she was diagnosed with […]

Judi Kitt never again will miss her yearly mammogram appointment. Life got a little busy for Judi back in 2001, and the date for her appointment passed. This was unusual for her, as she had […]

Magnolia “Jackie” Parrish, of Vacaville, was raised to be an independent thinker. As one of 10 children growing up on an Arkansas farm, she was taught how to cook and sew and take care of […]

Christine Franklin, 58, of Vacaville, doesn’t consider herself a cancer survivor. She’s someone learning to live with cancer and fighting for her life every step of the way. Diagnosed in April 2006 with Stage IV […]

From the moment Mely Mamaradlo found the lump, she knew she had cancer. Even though the first mammogram came up negative, a follow-up appointment and a biopsy confirmed her worst fears. But instead of giving […]