Kidney Cancer Patient Stories
Topics in This Section
- 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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Joe Riehs
Working high above the Delaware River for the Port Authority is where Joe Riehs spends much of his time. He is a maintenance technician on the Betsy Ross Bridge, connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was on that bridge that Joe received the call from his doctor with the news. There was an 85% chance that the tumor found on Joe's kidney was cancerous.
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John Roley
da Vinci® Robotic-Assisted SurgeryIn the fall of 2007, John Roley went to his local emergency room complaining of severe stomach pain. He figured the pain was caused by a stomach virus. The doctors performed several tests, including a CAT Scan, which showed something suspicious on both kidneys.
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Arkady Shteyman
Kidney cancer is something Arkady Shteyman has lived with since 1968. That's the year, when Arkady was 19, that his father died of the disease at the young age of 44.
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Tony Sundermeier
December is a busy time of year for most people, but especially Tony Sundermeier, who serves as a church pastor. Still, five days after Christmas, Tony, who was 34, was scheduled for a vasectomy. During preadmission testing, doctors discovered microscopic traces of blood in Tony's urine. This was the first sign that 2009 might not be a "Happy New Year."
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Carolyn Tonic-Robinson
Kidney CancerIn 2003 Carolyn Tonic-Robinson had a routine colonoscopy. She was 63 and was working full-time as a Special Education Teacher, turned Guidance Counselor. While she waited for her results of the procedure, Carolyn subconsciously began rubbing her left side. A co-worker asked her if something was hurting her.
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