Cancer Center Patient Stories

Born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect, Alex Volz was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 27 months old.

At 15, Carly Stephens was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. She received several rounds of chemotherapy at CHOP and today, she's a happy, healthy college student. 

Diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia when she was just 3½ months old, Coco had several rounds of chemotherapy and a cord blood transplant at CHOP.

The Witts were terrified to learn their son's lymphoma had returned. But doctors at CHOP were optimistic about an experimental treatment they believed could save the boy's life.

When Mary McKernan was 3 years old, she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare brain cancer. She was treated with surgery and proton therapy at CHOP.

Kelsea Henderson started having pain in her side when she was 13 years old. She was diagnosed with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor on her chest wall.

After undergoing several rounds of chemotherapy for neuroblastoma, Cole had a pediatric stem cell transplant at CHOP. 

Court has a genetic condition causes tumors and has lost their mom and sister to cancer. After battling the disease, Court is aiming for a degree in social work.

Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient enrolled in an experimental immunotherapy for advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Malcolm was just 11 when he started to feel pain in his hip. A few months later, he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone tumor, and began treatment at CHOP.