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Cornelia Rea

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Could you briefly describe your cancer and its treatment? I had squamous cell carcinoma of the upper tongue on the left side. It was stage 2. Just as a (sort […]

Monty Berman

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Walking into Greenstar, I had no idea what an interesting, strong, passionate individual I was about to meet. Monty Berman, the writer, is someone who I deeply admire. His cancer […]

Marty Kaplan

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Martin Kaplan, or “Marty,” is a sometimes resident of Ithaca and a member of the Friday morning “Men’s Breakfast Club.” For most of the year, he lives in Raleigh, North […]

Bob Riter

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I first noticed a small lump under my left nipple when scratching my chest one summer night. I wasn’t especially concerned until a few weeks later when I realized that […]

Skip Hewitt

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In the fall of 2004 I was diagnosed with Leukemia. I was absolutely devastated at this point in time. They gave me 7 years to live. In hearing this, I […]

Jeffrey Andersen

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It was August, 1995 and I was living in Scotia, NY, with my wife and 3 kids. I started feeling tired and I wasn’t eating as much. It got so […]

Rit Galucci

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I always thought that I took really good care of myself. I would always touch base with my doctor when I felt it necessary to do so, always scheduled my […]

Jason Hungerford

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A MILESTONE ON MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER In the world of cancer there are certain milestones or markers — typically they are 1 year out, 3 years out, and the […]

Ray Stickles

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In August of 2010, I was a truck driver at Walmart when I was checking my 64-foot truck from nose to back. I starting panting, I couldn’t really breathe, had […]

Don Dawson

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My cancer story: I was working on the Groton United Church of Christ project in late February 2006, actually it was my birthday that day, and pouring a concrete floor. […]