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December 10, 2019

Secret Service Agent With Stage 4 Lung Cancer Runs to Raise Awareness, End Stigma

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Rod Wellman, a 46-year-old lifelong athlete and never-smoker, was blindsided by a diagnosis of lung cancer. Thanks to his efforts to raise awareness, others are learning about the disease.

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Tags: Dr. Helen Ross, Dr. Thomas Daniels, Lung Cancer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona


July 9, 2019

Clinical Trials Key to Lung Cancer Patient’s Survival

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In 2014, Katherine Bensen — a young, healthy non-smoker — learned her persistent cough was caused by stage IV lung cancer. She’s found one key to successfully fighting it: clinical trials.

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Tags: clinical trials, Dr. Julian Molina, Lung Cancer, Mayo Clinic in Rochester


May 7, 2019

Patient Shares Story of Lung Cancer and His ‘Miracle for Now’

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A lung cancer diagnosis was unexpected for pastor (and nonsmoker) Kurt Jacobson. But so were the blessings: a medication he was eligible for due to a genetic mutation, and a chance to share his story.

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Tags: Dr. Eyad Al-Hattab, Lung Cancer, Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire


February 27, 2018

Lung Cancer Treatment Helps Former Olympian Keep Skating Through Life

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Rachael Drazan-Malmberg was just 31 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, an experience that turned the former college hockey standout and member of Team USA’s 2010 Olympic team into an advocate for others.

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Tags: Dr. Shanda Blackmon, Lung Cancer


January 18, 2018

Super Fundraising Effort Lands Lung Cancer Patient Tickets to Super Bowl

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Mayo Clinic lung cancer patient Linda Wortman and her husband will attend next month’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis. The couple was awarded the tickets after being a top fundraising team for lung cancer awareness.

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Tags: Dr. David Midthun, Lung Cancer


November 2, 2017

Linda Wortman Running Strong in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

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Twenty percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked. Linda Wortman is one of them, and through a newfound passion, she’s determined to raise awareness and help find a cure.

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Tags: International Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Cancer, research, Wellness


October 26, 2017

Giant Inflatable Lung Breathes New Life Into Cancer Education Efforts

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The lung cancer awareness event “O₂ and You” on Nov. 2 in Rochester will feature a variety of speakers, displays and exhibits, including a giant, inflatable lung.

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Tags: Cancer Education Center, Lung Cancer


September 26, 2017

‘Do You Think That Could Happen – A Wedding in the Hospital?’

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Amy Cierzan-Shaw was determined to see her daughter get married, despite a devastating cancer diagnosis months before the wedding. When her care team realized time was not on Amy’s side, they brought the wedding to her.

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Tags: Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Alice Gallo De Moraes, Lung Cancer


August 19, 2014

Running for life

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Linda Wortman shares her lung cancer survivor story with Team Draft.  For nearly two years, Linda Wortman thought she had SARS. Or TB. Or something along those lines. “I had a cough that wouldn’t go away,” the former Northwest Airlines flight attendant tells us. “I’d start choking. I thought I was going to die.” Despite appointment […]

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Tags: Lung Cancer, Running, Wellness


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