Cancer Center Patient Stories

After a year of treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma, Dylan shows no signs of the disease and his family is optimistic about the future.

Diagnosed with leukemia at age one, Arianna spent more than 15 months being treated at CHOP. Now 2 1/2 years old, she’s is back home with her family and her sassy and adventurous spirit has returned full force.

Diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 14, Arnav and his family sought the expertise of CHOP, where a limb-sparing surgery gave him a chance to keep pursuing his passion for cycling.

Frantic to save Paulina’s life, her family brought her to the Cancer Center at CHOP where an experimental trial of CAR T-cell therapy cured her cancer.

Mitch suffered two relapses from acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was out of options until an experimental immunotherapy treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia rid his body of cancer.

Emily was given a third chance at life when an experimental treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at CHOP wiped out her cancer cells.

Austin spent most of his life fighting leukemia and the disease seemed to be winning — until a pioneering treatment at CHOP changed everything.

Diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma at 14, Carly has endured months of intensive treatment, but her positivity has persisted through it all.

Yoga classes offered by the Integrative Health Program at CHOP helped Quinn and her family cope with her cancer diagnosis.

Veronica spent almost half her young life dealing with leukemia. Today, she's a happy and healthy 4-year-old who looks forward to her follow-up appointments at CHOP — the place that saved her life.