Cancer Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Medical Campus Student Honored Posthumously During Graduation

May 5, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Cancer

Christina Neal was known for her kindness. In October of 2019, when her friend Claudia Moran told her she feared an abusive ex-boyfriend, Neal picked her up from her Key Biscayne home and took her to Baptist Health South Miami Hospital where the duo was part of the Nurse… Read the rest at our website.

Baseball Sports Kendall Campus

MDC Baseball Player Returns One Year After Cancer Almost Took His Left Arm

September 25, 2020 Jose Tovar Baseball, Cancer, comeback

Bryan Sanjurjo sat pensively in a room at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as he awaited the diagnosis of a baseball-sized lump that had formed under his left armpit. Sanjurjo doesn’t remember much about that day in September of 2019, but the news he got, crushed him like a… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

History Professor Who Was Once A Merchant Marine Succumbs To Cancer

September 24, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Cancer, Merchant Marine, history professor

Paul Tisevich had the type of spirit that could brighten anyone’s day. He turned simple questions into 45-minute conversations, and never missed an opportunity to tell a joke or share stories about his time as a Merchant Marine. “[Paul] was really friendly, very humorous, always saying funny things and… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus Alumna Fights Cancer With Care Packages

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Kendall Campus, Alumni Spotlight, Cancer, Alumna, non-profit

Bianca Maderal’s life changed three years ago when a nurse gave her a purple care package while she was a cancer patient at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The gift—which included a hat, deck of cards, word puzzle and water bottle—helped the 22-year-old former Kendall Campus student stay… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of some of the Phi Theta Kappa members.

Padrón Campus News

IAC Students Raise Nearly $20,000 For Cancer Research

January 24, 2019 Teresa Schuster community service, research, Phi Theta Kappa, InterAmerican Campus, Cancer, ptk

Last February, the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at InterAmerican Campus started working on a project to raise money for cancer research. Nearly a year later, they have raised nearly $20,000 for cancer research through the community service initiate, On P.A.R (Prevention, Awareness, and Research) With Cancer. “Every time we… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Donating Hair Can Make A Difference

September 14, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Cancer, donations, hair, donate

Cancer sucks. It is unfortunate that the majority of people reading this have experienced the devastating loss of a loved one to this incurable disease. I have lost two of my favorite humans to cancer—my paternal grandma to breast cancer and one of my best friends in middle school… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Beloved North Campus Public Safety Officer Passes Away

August 23, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Cancer, North Campus, Public Safety

Charlotte Fulton was everybody’s auntie. To her students. Her co-workers. Her friends. Fulton left an indelible mark on the lives she touched. She died on July 19 of Stage 2 lung cancer. Fulton was 53. “Deep down inside, I still miss her,” said her husband of almost 29 years,… Read the rest at our website.

The new street sign with Michael Wright's name on it.

News North Campus

Hialeah Renames Street After City’s First African-American Firefighter

August 23, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco North Campus, Cancer, Obituary, fire academy

For 25 years, Lt. Michael Wright drove on West 25th Street in Hialeah to get to Fire Station No. 6. On June 26, Hialeah renamed the street to honor his legacy as the city’s first African-American firefighter. Wright, who worked as an instructor in the fire academy at North… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Beloved Film Professor Succumbs To Cancer

October 10, 2016 Adriana Falero Cancer, Obituary, Cinema, Professor

Former students and colleagues of associate professor of film Mario Beguiristain say they miss his soothing voice and the sight of his eyes lighting up as he talked about a film. After spending six weeks at the Baptist Hospital of Miami due to stage four pancreatic cancer, Beguiristain passed… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing West Campus

West Campus Exhibit Ode To Breast Cancer Victim

September 9, 2016 Taylor Daley Breast Caner Awareness, Cancer, Exhibit

To kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, West Campus, 3800 N.W. 115th Ave., will host the opening ceremony of Fita de Rojas: Make a Difference an art exhibit by Gustavo Garcia in Room 1105 on Oct. 3 at noon. Garcia lost his mother to breast cancer, compelling him to create… Read the rest at our website.

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