Shelly McMasters’ fight underlines need for cancer cure

On the wall in Shelly McMasters’ Colfax home hangs a sign; Never, Never, Never Give Up. McMasters, 54, is emerging from her third bout with cancer in 13 years, a struggle she said was made easier with the help of proceeds from Relay for Life and a supportive church group.

In 1996, she was diagnosed with uteran cancer and in 1997 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Then, in late 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a diagnosis which later ended in a mastectomy in 2009. That same year, she was diagnosed with heart disease after she developed a life-threatening blood clot. A medical hel...