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Community members are able access free cancer screenings and prevention programs thanks to your support.

Ways to support Sentara Martha Jefferson

Your generosity ensures that everyone in our community has just and fair access to the care they deserve at every stage of life. From free programs to help mothers and babies, to free cancer screening and prevention programs, to more than 5,000 palliative care visits made possible without insurance coverage, improved access to care means a longer, happier, healthier life for all of us. Thanks to you, we live in a community of caring, and that knowledge alone is healing.

Cancer Care

Jul 12, 2023 April 4 @ 5:38 am
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Learn how your support helps provide patients life-saving cancer care.

Palliative care

Jul 18, 2023 April 4 @ 5:38 am
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Learn how your support helps ease pain and bring comfort to patients and families.

Mother baby programs

Jul 19, 2023 April 4 @ 5:38 am
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Your support helps improve access to care for all mothers and babies.

Latest news and updates

Bruce McClelland, Cancer Survivor

Nov 27, 2024 Cancer Care, Patient Stories, Stories April 4 @ 5:38 am
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SMJH Volunteer and cancer survivor was just a few years out from a major cardiac event when he got the surprising news from his SMJH doctor that he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins, Cancer Survivor

Apr 29, 2024 Cancer Care, Patient Stories, Stories April 4 @ 5:38 am
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“We are very lucky to have a hospital like Sentara Martha Jefferson in this community. The people there really care, and they treat everyone with empathy and compassion.”

Championing Early Detection with Pascale

Nov 30, 2023 Cancer Care, Programs & Initiatives April 4 @ 5:38 am
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Pascale Hapgood was still three months away from her annual mammogram when she discovered a lump in her breast in March 2023.

Supporting Jacqueline’s Healing Journey

Jul 25, 2023 Cancer Care, Patient Stories, Stories April 4 @ 5:38 am
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“I went on this fly-fishing retreat, which was fabulous and exceeded my expectations, and endeavor in some nice things amidst the hard time. It helped me stay positive.” – Jacqueline, Patient

Palliative Care Provides Hope, Direction to Patients and Families

Jun 2, 2022 Cancer Care, Programs & Initiatives April 4 @ 5:38 am
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“Palliative care doesn’t just look at the disease process—it looks at the whole person” says Margaret “Peggy” Firer Bishop, ANP-BC, ACHPN

Meet Fran and Her Team of Caregivers

May 24, 2022 Cancer Care, Caregiver Stories, Patient Stories, Stories, The Women's Committee April 4 @ 5:38 am
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After losing beloved family members to cancer and enduring multiple breast biopsies herself, Franchesca “Fran” Fede Gomez counts herself blessed to be cancer free.