It wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. Barbara Cook was simply shaving her legs. But as she ran the razor over her left thigh, she found it in her…
Julia Wayne, 45, and her husband, Peter, met on a training run at Hogan’s Fountain in Louisville’s Cherokee Park back in 2006, while Julia was working toward her master’s degree….
Tia Mitchell is full of energy. Her laugh fills a room, and her passion for helping other women is contagious. Behind Tia’s bright spirit is a story that started with…
Facing Stage 4 ovarian cancer with hope: Marcella’s story Marcella Brown had done everything right. For 20 years, she’d shown up every year for ovarian cancer screening, motivated by losing…
Norton Cancer Institute continues to expand access to specialized cancer care with the establishment of the Steven Vanover Foundation Endowed Chair, a major investment in supporting the advancement of sarcoma…
Kerrie Fullen has spent years around cancer care. As a Norton Healthcare employee who worked with Norton Cancer Institute, she understood better than most why routine screenings matter. She’s also…
Richie Heil thought he was simply coming down with something. In March 2026, after routine blood work at his primary care physician’s office, he felt a little nauseous. It wasn’t…
When Hannah McKinley opened her eyes one morning in 2017, nothing felt normal. She had been coughing a lot, but now she was gasping for air. Hannah was young, seemingly…
For nearly two decades, Jodi Gleason stood at the front of classrooms in Salem, Indiana, and later at Borden High School, also in Southern Indiana, guiding students through English lessons,…
Lung cancer often has no symptoms, but can be detected early David Marshall of Louisville stopped smoking around five years ago after smoking two packs a day for more than…
When it comes to fighting cancer, the quality of life left in a person’s years is just as important as the number of years left in their life. That belief…
New technology is bringing life-changing esophageal cancer treatment to patients at Norton Audubon Hospital. William B. Evans III, M.D., gastroenterologist with Norton Gastroenterology Consultants of Louisville, is the first and…