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Scuba diving and fine dining are still on the menu for Miami man with neck cancer


Radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery put Miami scuba diver back in the water. Continue reading

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Family Pressure Brings Timely Treatment


Radiation therapy and surgery put a stop to aggressive anaplastic thyroid cancer. Continue reading

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A Young Woman’s Battle Against Breast Cancer – One Day at a Time


  “I think it’s cancer,” are not words that anyone, especially a 29 year old nurse recently relocated to Arizona, expects to hear. Jennifer McGoldrick faced these words and the eventual diagnosis of breast cancer shortly after moving to Scottsdale to continue … Continue reading

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Rare brain tumor couldn’t stop her


A rare brain tumor couldn’t stop Laurie Beach from enjoying the life she dreamed of. Continue reading

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Volunteer Firefighter threatened by Tongue Tumor


A tongue tumor threatened to cut short this volunteer firefighter’s life, but surgery and radiation treatment at Mayo Clinic saved his life. Continue reading

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Cancer & Coordinated Approach to Care


Coordinated approach to care brings results for business school professor. Continue reading

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Trial Lawyer Treated for Cancer on Vocal Cords


Jim Zloch is a trial lawyer from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was diagnosed in Florida for cancer on his vocal cords. He sought a second opinion and ultimately, treatment at Mayo Clinic in 2006. Jim talks about going through six … Continue reading

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"It really should be called The Mayo Family"


Andrew Mork is being treated at Mayo Clinic for juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma, a rare cancer of the brain and spinal cord. Andrew’s mother, Corrie, shared their Mayo Clinic last summer via e-mail, and they also decided to tell about their experience … Continue reading

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Surviving Thanks


This story was submitted by Nimaat Al Azzah, Breast Cancer Survivor and Mayo Clinic Patient Life is full of surprises — some are happy and some can flip one’s world all around. In October, on my 37th wedding anniversary, I … Continue reading

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