Becky VanLoon
When I was 23, I heard the words “you have cancer.” My name is Becky VanLoon. I live in Mason City, Iowa. In 2001 I was diagnosed with renal cell
Voices of Hope
Who Are Voices of Hope?
Voices of Hope are empowered cancer survivors and caregivers who speak about their cancer journey in order to inspire others to support the mission of the American Cancer Society. Serving as highly visible models of personal resilience over the disease, Voices of Hope are speakers who offer inspiration to cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends, while encouraging involvement with the American Cancer Society.
Voices of Hope are selected and trained based on their commitment to our mission and their willingness to speak about their cancer journey. These extraordinary volunteers inspire hope in our work against cancer, empower others through hands-on engagement with ACS events and communities, and move others to help end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
Request a Voice of Hope
Click the button below and you will be directed to the request form. Note that we are continuing to build our program into new parts of the country!
We make every effort to connect requests with a nearby Voice of Hope. If you are interested in a virtual speaker, we will still do our best to select someone who is local to your event.
Meet some of Our Voices
Click on the links below to learn more about some of our Voices of Hope!
Don’t see your state below? Are there not that many Voices listed in your area? This is not an exhaustive list! Please still contact us, we have many Voices without bios who would love to help you.
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Aplastic Anemia
- Bladder
- Breast
- Cervical
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Colon Cancer
- Endodermal Sinus Tumor
- Endometrial
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Gastric
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Kidney Cancer
- Laryngeal
- Leukemia
- Lung
- Melanoma
- Muscle Cancer
- Nasopharyngeal
- Nephroblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
- Ovarian
- Pancreatic
- Prostate
- Rectal
- Skin
- Thyroid Cancer
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Uterine
- Wilms Tumor
Selected Voices
Not sure where to start? Here are a few of our Voices to get you started:
Carrie Gomar
In 2014, I decided to find out what Relay for Life was all about. I was very scared and hesitant to go because I knew it would be extremely emotional.
Mercy Campos
In 1999 I lost my Dad to prostate cancer. I knew nothing about cancer, but quickly learned to be my dad’s caregiver. In 2004, I moved to Fontana. Through a
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