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HCC honors cancer survivors through pictures, stories The Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) always honors cancer survivors for their hope, courage, and perseverance in battling cancer, but especially in June in light of National Cancer Survivors Month.   To celebrate National Cancer Survivors Month, HCC presents Faces of Hope, a presentation of pictures and personal stories of cancer survivors who share their stories of ups and downs and hope and courage in their struggle against cancer.   Faces of Hope range from a teenaged track runner and aspiring model diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, to a successful web design business owner. In between there are the stories of those who are surviving breast, head and neck, colon and thoracic cancers. Courtenay, a teenage cancer survivor, recalled, “It just all started with a simple stomach pain...and it was very scary and depressing for me, because I was only 16.” Now after surgery and on-going chemotherapy, the young woman is offering encouragement to others.   Bob, a Citadel graduate, said that despite lasting side effects from his cancer he is “winning the war against cancer with my family and friends.”   These are among the many Faces of Hope featured at the Hollings Cancer Center. Their stories and pictures will be on display at HCC all year.     Friday, June 15, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.