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Kim Holt — My Breast Cancer Story
Forty years old, just home from a trip to Italy, Kim Holt was shocked to hear that the pain in her side she assumed to be a product of overindulging on vacation was a result of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. A pea-size cancer that began in her breast had traveled to her liver which was three times its normal size. Three thoughts immediately went through Kim's head: "Why me? How am I going to fight it?" and "Please don't let my twin sister have it." The perseverance in her second thought is partially the reason she is alive today. What ensued was a long, hard journey full of wrong turns that finally landed her in the wise, caring and safe hands of Steven Mamus, M.D. This is Kim's story.
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Harry Devor — My Lung Cancer Story
The lowest point of Harry and Dee Anne Devor's lives wasn't when Harry had to be revived to life after flat-lining prior to open heart surgery. The lowest point of their lives was when an oncologist told them Harry had Stage IV lung cancer and he had zero to three months to live.
Harry was feeling fine when he went in for the annual lung x-rays required since having triple bypass surgery four years ago. But this time, the x-rays showed a spot on his lung — a spot that turned out to be cancer.
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Martha Koorie — My Pancreatic Cancer Story
To say that Martha Koorie is determined to beat cancer is an understatement. Immediately upon being diagnosed, she sprung into action. With twenty years experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a focus on oncology research, Martha was all too familiar with the dismal implications of a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and she was not going to let that stop her. A diligent effort to find the right doctor, maintain a normal life and not all allow cancer to become her identity ensued.
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Fernande Pilini — My Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Story

Robert Patricelli — My Aplastic Anemia Story

Sydney Boss — My Colon Cancer Story

Susanne Miller — My Lung Cancer Story

Robert Kline — My Prostate Cancer Story

We at the Cancer Center of Sarasota-Manatee believe that everybody is unique, which is why we treat all of our patients with an individualized approach. We have treated some unique cases and have come across some difficult hurdles. But, no matter what you encounter on your journey, we want you to know that we are here to help.

On this page you will find links to some of the most unique cases we have encountered, and the steps that we took in treating them. We pride ourselves by getting to know our patients like our closest friends and family, because here at the Cancer Center of Sarasota-Manatee you are our family.

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