Two Cancers, One Lung, and Seven Summits

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer by Your Stories: Conquering Cancer

Jan 21, 202529:30Science & Medicine

While his teenage classmates were getting ready for school, then-13-year-old Sean Swarner was watching the water rise in the shower, his hair clogging the drain. His first cancer diagnosis—and the subsequent treatment re...

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