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Kidney Cancer Patient Stories
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- Edward Babiarz
- Edward Bandtlow
- Raymond Bebak
- Patti Callahan
- Shirley Danner
- Louis Della Penna
- Marion Evans
- Berch Harris
- Angela Fedele
- Nancy Finnegan
- Roger Grooms
- Paul Kobie
- William Krassan
- Ray Jastemski
- Howard Kulp
- Arlene Lepore
- Matt Lofland
- Tom Malloy
- Ken Navatta
- Joe Riehs
- Jack Pressman
- John Roley
- Arkady Shteyman
- Tony Sundermeier
- Carolyn Tonic-Robinson
- Joe Weiss
- Arhonda Williams
- Daniel Wolfson
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Shirley Danner
Forty-five days. That's how long it took from the moment in February 2011 that Shirley Danner, who was 73, felt a lump on her side when she rolled over in bed to the day her cancerous kidney was removed at Fox Chase Cancer Center. "It all happened so fast," said Shirley, who lives in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, about two hours from the Fox Chase campus.
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Louis Della Penna
The burden of cancer is one that Louis Della Penna knows all too well. In 1994, Louis came to Fox Chase with concerns about a chronic sore throat. He met with Dr. John "Drew" Ridge, chief of head and neck surgery. Dr. Ridge determined that his sore throat was caused by acid reflux. Fortunately for Louis, Dr. Ridge did not stop his examination there.
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Marion Evans
Kidney CancerMarion Evans and his wife, Terri Rinaldi-Evans, truly appreciate the quiet beauty surrounding their home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That’s because they spent most of their life working in the music industry in New York City. Marion is a veteran music arranger and composer, and Terri an accomplished singer. So when Marion learned he had a growth on his kidney 2006 at the age of 80, he could have easily traveled to New York for treatment. But Fox Chase Cancer Center was recommended by some friends. He made the call that changed his life.
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Angela Fedele
In 1983, Angela Fedele was diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time she was going through a divorce. This 42-year-old mother of 4 felt that her whole life was crumbling apart. "I felt totally alone and full of despair," shared Angela, who put her health in the hands of her surgeon. After the mastectomy to remove the cancer, Angela tried to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. Little did she know this was just the beginning of a long journey with cancer that would span more than 2 decades.
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Nancy Finnegan
Although Nancy Finnegan lives in Florida, she often visits with family and friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While up north visiting her sisters in 2001, Nancy went to her doctor with complaints of a lingering cold and lots of bruising. After blood tests, an ultra sound and a bone marrow biopsy, she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL).
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