Say YES to HOPE

06/04/2026

Today we celebrate an incredible woman whose strength, courage, and unwavering faith continue to inspire so many.

As a Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Survivor, Tain has shown us what it means to face life’s challenges with grace, hope, and determination. Her words remind us all:
“Where there is hope, there is faith. Where there is faith, miracles happen.”

On your special day, Tain, we honor not only your survivorship journey but also the light you shine for others navigating their own cancer journeys. Thank you for being a powerful example of resilience, advocacy, and hope.

Please join us in wishing Tain a very happy birthday and a year filled with love, laughter, good health, precious memories, and countless reasons to smile. 🎂🎈✨

06/04/2026

“A new pancreatic cancer pill drew a standing ovation that lasted nearly a minute from oncologists at the world's largest cancer conference after late-stage trial data showed the drug nearly doubled survival in one of the deadliest cancers known to medicine.”

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"One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen," clinician-scientist Samuel Hume wrote alongside a video clip posted on X.

06/03/2026

Sharing Cure Today’s top 5 from ASCO!

ASCO 2026 just wrapped in Chicago — and if you or someone you love is facing a cancer diagnosis, this year's meeting had some genuinely groundbreaking news.

Researchers reported results that oncologists are already calling practice-changing: a drug that nearly doubled survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer, a genomic test that could help two-thirds of high-risk breast cancer patients safely skip chemotherapy, the first-ever positive phase 3 trial in a rare and aggressive sarcoma, and more.

We broke it all down in plain language — what the science means, which patients it applies to, and what questions to bring to your next appointment.

Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q04j-g0t0

06/03/2026

We are honored to spotlight Keith Barrus, a remarkable Stage 4 liver cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 1999 and continues to inspire others through his resilience, strength, and unwavering hope.

Keith’s journey is a powerful reminder that a diagnosis does not define your future. As he shares:

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

For those facing metastatic cancer today, Keith’s story is proof that hope is real, survivorship is possible, and every day is an opportunity to keep moving forward!

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Together, we continue to say YES to Hope.

06/02/2026

A survivor is not defined by the number of years since diagnosis. A survivor is anyone who hears the words "you have cancer" and chooses to keep moving forward—one day, one treatment, one challenge, and one victory at a time.
Cancer changes lives, but it does not define them.

Throughout this month, we honor the strength of those living with cancer, those thriving beyond treatment, those managing long-term effects, and those facing metastatic disease with courage and determination. We walk this path with you!

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06/01/2026

As we welcome a new month, we also recognize National Cancer Survivors Month—a time to celebrate the strength, courage, and resilience of the millions of people living with, through, and beyond cancer.

Survivorship looks different for everyone. It includes those newly diagnosed, those in treatment, those living with metastatic disease, those in remission, and those who carry the lifelong physical and emotional impact of cancer. Every journey matters, and every survivor story deserves to be honored.

This month, we celebrate the victories—big and small. We honor the challenges overcome, the milestones reached, and the hope that continues to shine even on the hardest days.

At Say Yes to Hope, we believe that survivorship is more than a destination—it is a journey of strength, support, advocacy, and hope.

Join us throughout June as we share stories of courage, resources for patients and families, and reminders that no one has to face cancer alone.
Do you want to share a quote or your cancer story? Message us! or email [email protected]

✨ Together, we continue to say YES to hope.
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06/01/2026

The FDA has approved Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for adults with BCG-naïve, high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, based on results from the phase 3 POTOMAC trial showing improved disease-free survival compared with BCG alone.

Read more here: https://hubs.li/Q04jf7jJ0

05/31/2026

Today, my meetings begin.

Months of planning, countless conversations, grant proposals, patient calls, advocacy efforts, and dreams that often started around a kitchen table or during a late-night conversation will finally be put to work.

One of the things I love most about ASCO is that it reminds me that hope is not just a feeling—it is action.

HOPE is researchers asking difficult questions. HOPE is clinicians searching for better answers. HOPE exists in every booth. HOPE takes every step with each attendee. HOPE is advocates ensuring that patient voices are heard. HOPE is survivors sharing their stories. HOPE is families refusing to give up.

How I wish some of the friends we've lost could see the progress being made. Yet I know they are part of the reason we continue. Every meeting matters.

Because somewhere, a patient is searching for options. Somewhere, a family is waiting for a breakthrough. Somewhere, someone needs to hear that they are not alone.

Today, our hard work gets to be put to use.

What an incredible privilege it is to be part of changing lives, expanding possibilities, and helping deliver hope to patients and families facing cancer.

The science is inspiring. The mission is personal. And the work matters.

Onward, with gratitude, grace, and hope.

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Hand in Hand

Walking the halls of ASCO this year will feel different.

There is the excitement of new discoveries, promising research, innovative treatments, and the relentless pursuit of better outcomes for patients. Science continues to move forward, and for that I am deeply grateful.

But alongside that gratitude walks grief.
This conference was supposed to include celebrating Billy's birthday, just as we have done with Billy and Evie for years. Instead, we carry his memory with us. Suzanne was supposed to be here sharing her story but she is home caring for Mac and we are praying hard for his recovery. We feel the empty chairs, the conversations left unfinished, and the ache that comes when someone you love is no longer beside you.

Yet life continues to unfold and I'm not sure how.

Patients are receiving good scan results. Others are facing difficult decisions. New friendships are forming. New hopes are emerging. Families are gathering. Children are growing. Research is advancing.

And somehow, grace makes room for all of it.
The joy and the sorrow. The gratitude and the grief. The hope and the heartbreak.

As I think of these halls, I am reminded that every statistic represents a person. Every study represents a family. Every breakthrough represents another chance, another birthday, another memory waiting to be made.

Today I am grateful for science. I am grateful for the brilliant minds who refuse to stop searching for answers. I am grateful for every patient who participates in research so others may benefit. And I am grateful for the grace that carries us through the moments when our hearts are both full and broken.

Life rarely asks us to choose between gratitude and grief.

More often, it asks us to walk forward holding both.

Hand in hand.