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Choosing their own path: mother and daughter take different steps after learning about hereditary cancer risk

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Debbie Herman's mother and six aunts and uncles had cancer. So it is perhaps not too surprising to learn that the BRCA2 gene mutation runs in the family.

Herman and her daughter, Emily Huggins, both got genetic testing to assess their risk. Each made a different choice based on what they learned, and relied on specialists at Hollings to help them along the way.

Read their story

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50-State Tour

Breast cancer survivor Agnes Judge capped off her U.S. tour of cancer centers with a visit to Hollings, the place where she was diagnosed and treated.

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Endowed Chair

Tamil Chair, Inc., has pledged $1.5 million to establish an endowed chair focused on integrative therapies in oncology.

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Navigating Choices

Hollings researchers want to help older adults with head and neck cancer navigate treatment options that have mostly been studied among middle-aged adults.

Gene Therapy for Cancer

Gene therapy is being used against diseases like sickle cell and hemophilia. Could it be used against cancer?

woman in blue, the awareness color for colorectal cancer, poses in a garden setting

Five-year Milestone

Now more than five years out from colorectal cancer surgery, Lara Lambert is reminding everyone of the importance of screening.

Magnet Nursing

MUSC Health-Charleston has achieved its third consecutive Magnet nursing designation by the ANCC.

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Million-Dollar Moment

LOWVELO riders raised more than $1 million to go to cancer research at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

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Colon Cancer Survivor

Barbara Karinshak is celebrating her cancer-free status this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

cervical cancer trends researcher Trisha Amboree at the garden in Hollings Cancer Center

Rural Cancer Increase

After years of decreases, cervical cancer is increasing among women who live in rural areas, research at Hollings Cancer Center shows.

50-State Tour

Breast cancer survivor Agnes Judge capped off her U.S. tour of cancer centers with a visit to Hollings, the place where she was diagnosed and treated.

Endowed Chair

Tamil Chair, Inc., has pledged $1.5 million to establish an endowed chair focused on integrative therapies in oncology.

Navigating Choices

Hollings researchers want to help older adults with head and neck cancer navigate treatment options that have mostly been studied among middle-aged adults.

Gene Therapy for Cancer

Gene therapy is being used against diseases like sickle cell and hemophilia. Could it be used against cancer?

Five-year Milestone

Now more than five years out from colorectal cancer surgery, Lara Lambert is reminding everyone of the importance of screening.

Magnet Nursing

MUSC Health-Charleston has achieved its third consecutive Magnet nursing designation by the ANCC.

Featured video

Members of the Hollings head and neck cancer team discuss the benefits of the "Jaw in a Day" procedure, which enables patients to wake up with a full set of teeth after surgery to transplant their jawbone. For cancer patients, this is a process that used to take six months to a year.

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