Breast cancer runs in Kristy Meyers’ family. When she was diagnosed in 2016, at the age of 35, it wasn’t exactly a surprise, but it wasn’t expected either.

Aretha Graham is Brooklyn-born tough. At age 50, she looks many years younger and exudes a quiet, Zen-like energy, even though she navigates everyday life with a cluster of noncancerous brain tumors.

Creative people use all their senses for inspiration. Artists who work in music can be just as inspired by visual media as they are their favorite song. But it was a problem with his eyesight that made musician Josh Martin wonder what was wrong.

As a sports and news photojournalist for a Buffalo television station, J.T. Messinger is used to seeing the world through a camera lens.