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Cancer Patient Stories

The best person to tell a story is the person who experienced it. We are honored to share our patients’ stories here, and hope you will be encouraged and empowered by them.

Fighting Uterine Cancer Armed with a Smile
Abington Mom's Journey to Breast Cancer Survivorship
More Than a Cancer Patient
Life is Sweet on a Bicycle Built for Two
Back Into the Swing of Things
A Future and a Family
Back in Fighting Shape After a Bout with Breast Cancer
Bicycling Through Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Start Spreading the News, Get Your Cancer Screening Today
Appreciating Calypso® Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer Survivor Focuses on Others
Couple Celebrates Survival Through Support
From Cervical Cancer to Successful Pregnancies
Lung Cancer Patient Benefits from Evaluation Team
Marathoner Back on Track After Lung Cancer
No Symptoms, Then Colon Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Patients Look Back
Ovarian Cancer Survivor Dances Through Challenges
Preventive Surgery Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
Robotic Prostate Cancer Surgery Speeds Recovery
Young Mother Finds Help for Rare Gynecologic Cancer

Honored for Cancer Expertise

The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer awarded Abington's program the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2012 and 2015, one of only eight programs nationwide to earn this award two survey cycles in a row.

CoC Outstanding Achievement Award 2012