September 16, 2019
Fighting a Rare Cancer and Using His Voice to Help Others
Nick Saleum felt a painless lump in his left forearm. One doctor misdiagnosed the lump as a ganglion cyst or lipoma, but Nick noticed the lump growing and went to see another doctor. A biopsy revealed a rare, cancerous tumor: epithelioid sarcoma.
Tags: Dr. Peter Rose, Dr. Sarah James, Dr. Scott Okuno, Epithelioid sarcoma, Kaye Holt, Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Soft tissue sarcoma
May 21, 2016
Discerning Physician Turns to Mayo Clinic for Cancer Care
Jim Biles, M.D., understands cancer treatment. A urologist who specializes in cancer surgery, he has spent his career focused on helping people receive the cancer care they need. So at age 72, when Dr. Biles received his own diagnosis of an aggressive type of cancer, he knew how critical it would be to get treatment […]
Tags: Cancer, Chondrosarcoma, Dr. David Lewallen, Dr. Franklin Sim, Dr. Peter Rose, Hemipelvectomy, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center