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A grandfather struggled with treatment for late-stage pancreatic cancer — until a clinical trial helped him beat the odds

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Hernando Salcedo was surprised when he noticed his stomach swelling in May 2025. The 83-year-old grandfather had always been healthy and active. He’d had some hip pain recently, but thought it was his age. The swelling came out of nowhere and didn’t have a clear cause.  He visited his doctor, but an endoscopic ultrasound wasn’t … Read more

A young dad’s colon cancer spread to his lungs with no warning. He says a clinical trial led to a miracle.

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Spencer Laird first noticed blood in his stool when he was 25. His doctor thought it was hemorrhoids caused by his work as a mechanic. Eighteen months later, a colonoscopy found colorectal cancer, which was treated with a surgery that removed 16 inches of his colon.  Two years passed, and Laird began to believe the … Read more