Dr. Patricia Burns M.D.

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• Lymphoma: The Importance of a Support System & Communication

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• Teen with Hodgkin Lymphoma Skates with Her Hero, Mario Lemieux

  Lillian Tarasiewicz was diagnosed with stage 3B Hodgkin lymphoma in October of 2015. She currently resides in South Carolina, but because of her father’s Pennsylvania background, she grew up with a love for hockey and for the Pittsburgh Penguins. She always felt a special connection to Mario...

• How to Show Social Support for Lymphoma

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• Teen Finds Strength to Give Back After Battling Lymphoma

  Ayden Mills is a 14-year-old middle school student residing in Vancouver, Washington. It’s easy to wonder how someone could be an inspiration at such a young age, but what Mills has gone fought through is nothing short of amazing. Mills’s story shows how it is possible to fight through even the...

• This New Zealand Native Beat Cancer Eight Times

  Being diagnosed with cancer can be a world-shaking experience. Going through the necessary chemotherapy and radiation treatment to beat cancer can be a difficult struggle, but coming out cancer-free feels incredibly liberating.Maybe it’s that feeling of having beaten cancer that can make suffering...