Category Archives: chemotherapy

Pint-sized patient: Glimpses of a girl who fought cancer — and won

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

PHOTOS BY MARANIE STAAB/TEXT BY JIM HOWE Kaylee Marshfield of Lakeland received unforgettable news on Feb. 1, 2018. It was her sixth birthday: She had cancer. A strange lump led to tests that detected a Wilms tumor on her left … Continue reading →

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She’s beating the odds, thanks to her ‘tenderhearted’ oncologist

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

BY SUSAN KEETER On an August day, Kathi Tamer and her cousins were making Lebanese string cheese. The process involves kneading hot cheese curd into braids and rolling them in caraway seeds. While they cooked, they talked about oncologist Stephen Graziano, MD, … Continue reading →

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What cancer taught one mom: Keep things as normal as possible

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

BY SUSAN KEETER Levi Haddad was about to turn 4 when he went with his mother to her doctor’s appointment in November 2017. The youngster was tugging on his ears. The doctor felt a line of bumps where Levi’s neck … Continue reading →

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