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ICONS OF HOPE: Ina Vergel de Dios

ICONS OF HOPE: Ina Vergel de Dios

Ina Vergel de Dios Board of Trustees Member, ICanServe Foundation “You will find a way through.” I had my first bout with cancer when I was only 27. I didn’t know much about breast cancer then. I did not even know anyone with breast cancer, for that matter. There...

Hello, Breastie! – the virtual clinic for breast cancer concerns

Hello, Breastie! – the virtual clinic for breast cancer concerns

Hello, Breastie! Online Care Clinic opens regular virtual consultations for breast cancer patients on August 18, 2025. A brainchild of Dr. Emmeline Cua-De Los Santos, a surgical oncologist and breast surgeon, ‘Hello Breastie!’ aims to establish a comprehensive virtual...

ICONS OF HOPE: Cecile Guidote-Alvarez

ICONS OF HOPE: Cecile Guidote-Alvarez

Cecile Guidote-Alvarez Founder, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) Producer & Host, Balintataw radio program (DZRH) Director, Earthsavers Dreams Ensemble – UNESCO Artist for Peace “Age is not a hindrance to learning and healing.” I had breast cancer...

Asian Hospital introduces first CyberKnife in the Philippines

Asian Hospital introduces first CyberKnife in the Philippines

Asian Hospital and Medical Center recently launched its new service stereotactic radiation therapy service the CyberKnife, the first in the Philippines. The CyberKnife is non-invasive treatment designed for both cancerous and non-cancerous lesions, as well as other...

ICONS OF HOPE: Libet Virata

ICONS OF HOPE: Libet Virata

Elizabeth “Libet” C. Virata Chairperson, Fund Raising Committee, ICanServe Foundation Chairperson, Helping Women and Others (HWAO) Foundation “My life hasn’t changed; it’s my awareness of life that has changed.” When I was still in my teens, I was struck by the...

ICONS OF HOPE: Jo-Ann Camacho

ICONS OF HOPE: Jo-Ann Camacho

Jo-Ann Camacho “Our lives are always worth the fight!” I thought I was immortal and will never get sick. However, I found out that I was vulnerable as well. I was humbled tremendously. I was on vacation around October 2023 when I felt a hard lump in my right breast...

ICONS OF HOPE: Marge Jorillo

ICONS OF HOPE: Marge Jorillo

Marge Jorillo Vice President for Corporate Communications, GSIS Board of Trustees Member and Treasurer, ICanServe Foundation “Totoo pala, your life truly does flash before you.” I found out I had breast cancer in May 2005, thanks to the reddish brown discharge I had...