Stories

Patient Perspectives

Mar 30, 2026

Managing Quality of Life with CML

How shared decision-making can support living well from the start with chronic myeloid leukemia

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Mar 20, 2025

Marc’s story: Raising awareness of elevated Lp(a) in cardiovascular disease

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Feb 13, 2024

Listening to the CML patient community

Improving the patient experience and removing potential barriers to clinical trial participation

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Jan 25, 2024

Giving voice to people with a misunderstood disease

Shanelle Gabriel was diagnosed with lupus — a chronic autoimmune disease that mostly affects women of African American and Hispanic descent — while she was at college. Today, as a singer, poet and advocate, she uses her voice to highlight challenges faced by people living with this complex and often misunderstood condition.

Photos: Brent Stirton, Getty Images for Novartis

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Jan 25, 2024

Facing the fear of breast cancer recurrence

When Laurie Brunner found a lump in her breast just before Thanksgiving in 2018, it was the beginning of one of the most difficult periods of her life. Although treatment put her cancer into remission, she found herself dealing with an emotional toll that affects many survivors of early-stage breast cancer: the fear of it coming back.

Photos: Brent Stirton, Getty Images for Novartis

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Dec 2, 2023

Shoulder to shoulder

People with breast cancer need better medicines that help reduce the risk and anxiety of it returning.

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

May 4, 2023

Q&A: Addressing unmet needs for people living with PNH, a rare and chronic blood disorder

Hear from Director of Patient Services at AAMDSIF on how she supports patients with PNH, a blood disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Feb 2, 2023

When you think of the word ‘cancer’, what are the first words that spring to mind?

Fighter. Hero. Cancer-stricken. The words and metaphors people use to talk about cancer often feel worlds apart from any other disease. But how far does it go? Do words matter?

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Jan 25, 2024

A cancer patient gets a new lease on life

After being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, Van Lacour received a Novartis radioligand therapy as part of a managed access program in 2021. Today, he is living a fulfilling life in his hometown of Natchez, Louisiana, US.

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Oct 28, 2022

Prostate cancer and support of the care partner – Carl and Arlene’s story

When Carl was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, he and his wife Arlene began navigating his cancer journey while still looking to enjoy their retirement – hoping to remain active with family and friends in their retirement community.

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Oct 6, 2022

Let’s Talk About the C Word: Navigating a cancer diagnosis and the life beyond it with Leanne Pero

Leanne Pero discusses her experiences of life before, during and after breast cancer, and how it inspired her to advocate for herself and others like her.

Patient Perspectives

Patient Perspectives

Mar 21, 2022

Understanding hidradenitis suppurativa through Jasmine’s eyes

Patient Perspectives