CANCER TALES

Cancer has touched your life. Please share your story.

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Cancer touches us all. According to the American Cancer Society, men have a 50 percent chance of developing cancer; for women, the risk is 1 in 3. Blame it on the environment, diet or genetics, but nearly everyone in metro Atlanta knows of someone fighting cancer or who lost the fight.

What is your cancer tale? Who was diagnosed? How was she or he an inspiration to you?

Tell us. September is ovarian cancer awareness month, and October breast cancer, but cancer affects lives every month, every minute. Cancer happens now. Ajc.com/health would like to hear your cancer tale. Triumph, survival, loss, grief, renewal.

Email us your story: CYOO@AJC.COM. And tell us: The person's name that you're writing about. How long ago were you (or the person you're writing about) diagnosed? What happened? How has your life changed?

And, please attach his or her photos.

EXAMPLES:

• Family, faith, friendships strengthened as wife battles breast cancer 
• Colon cancer survivor says her mission is to inspire and educate others 
• Breast cancer was an 'adventure', says eight-year survivor 

IF YOU WANT TO SHARE PHOTOS ONLY:

Please follow the instruction below.

• TWO WAYS TO SEND US YOUR PHOTOS:

==> 1. From your cell phone, send picture to newspix@i2i.ajc.com

==> 2. From your computer, upload them here:

Please login before you upload media.

1. Click the "Upload" button
2. Click the "Add a Photo" button
3. Select up to 5 photos from your computer
4. Click on the filename of your photo and you can edit its credit and caption
5. When you're done picking photos and writing captions, click the "Submit all my photos" button

Your photos will be reviewed by the AJC and may appear on the ajc.com Web site.

• WHAT WE NEED: Your name and a contact number.

• EXTRA IMPORTANT: Include a brief description of what each picture shows. For instance, where was it taken? When? What is happening in the picture?

• EXTRA CREDIT: If there are people in your picture and you know their names, please include that information.

• EXTRA CAREFUL: Do you hold the copyright? (Usually this means you took the photo yourself.) If not, we can't publish it.

• EXTRA INFO: By sending us a photo, you give permission for it to run online or in the newspaper. Please read the visitor agreement