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My 30-Year Journey with Mayo

December 5th, 2012 - 11:00 am

My name is Ardyth Carpenter, and in 1982, I went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, after experiencing a TIA. While there, Mayo’s work up discovered a malignancy in my right breast. I had no ill effects from the “mini-stroke” … Continue reading →

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Joey’s Hope – Part 1 of 4

March 22nd, 2012 - 8:41 am

To be told he had melanoma cancer totally shocked Joel Saunders and his family who live in Fort Wayne, Indiana. An auto technician (window installer), Joel was always extremely healthy and rarely called in sick to work. He has been … Continue reading →

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Melanoma can Happen to Anyone

June 21st, 2011 - 4:04 pm

By Caitlyn Potter When I was 17, I was diagnosed with stage one skin cancer. My primary care doctor, Dr. Sonia Lenzmeier has been checking my skin since I was 15 years old.  On one of my office visits, she … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic made it possible for my grandchild to have a grandmother

August 13th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Where do I start in my cancer journey?? I guess at the beginning!! It all started with a “bump” on the inside of my ankle that I ignored because it was the same color as my skin and didn’t hurt. … Continue reading →

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