A place to anchor: journalism, cancer, and rewriting mi vida as a latina on the border - estela casas

Casas, Estela: - Estela Casas is a first-generation El Pasoan, mother, cancer thriver, and philanthropist.

She is a former English and Spanish language news anchor and journalist who used her platform to not only report the news, but find ways to make a difference in her community.

Estela founded the Stand with Estela Casas Cancer Foundation to help increase awareness about breast cancer and raise money to help uninsured women on their cancer journeys.

In her 37 years as a prime-time television news anchor, Estela has highlighted issues of education and health for underserved communities.

She eventually found herself the subject of her own reporting, bringing her loyal viewers with her as she shared personal stories about her chemotherapy treatments and surgeries.

As a two-time cancer survivor, Estela aims to show women that they too can successfully wage the war against any challenge--not just cancer.

Estela firmly believes that her strong faith and love of family, friends, and strangers helped transform her into a better version of herself.