Patient Stories
50 years of the cure: Celebrating pioneering IU research and the cure for testicular cancer
Today, more than 95% of all testis cancer patients are cured with surgery or the chemotherapy regimens developed by Lawrence Einhorn, MD, at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Young patient, family travel from North Carolina to help advance Type 1 diabetes treatment
Heath Davis, 11, from North Carolina, is participating in an IU School of Medicine clinical trial testing whether an oral pill can preserve insulin production in people with Type 1 diabetes.
IU School of Medicine sheds new light on gestational diabetes
Faith Kuntz was glad her doctor tested her for gestational diabetes early when he noticed a significant weight gain during her pregnancy. For the 35-year-old patient, gestational diabetes wasn’t even on her radar.
The gift of quality time
IU neurologist-oncologist Na Tosha Gatson wants her brain cancer patients to live longer. More than that, she wants them to live well. Kathy Lane is a perfect example.
Research saves lives
Stephanie Pemberton saw the impact cancer research had for others — and experienced it herself after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Son survives disease that claimed his father's life
Greg Tamer lost his father to multiple myeloma at a young age. Years later Greg would fight his own battle with the disease. Hear how discoveries in cancer research have allowed Greg to live a full life.