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Gwen's Story: Breast Cancer
Detailed Research Leads to Quick Recovery After Breast Cancer
An engineer by profession, Gwen is gifted with a detailed-orientated, type-A personality. See how the Sutter Health care team helped her on her journey to recovery after breast cancer.
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Patient Stories
New Hip Gets Golfer Back on Course
Michael Lee's hip pain was keeping him off the golf course, until he found the Mills-Peninsula Advanced Joint Care program.
Patient's First Mammogram Detects Breast Cancer
Julie was preparing for back surgery when an alert in her electronic health record suggested a mammogram. That alert may have saved her life.
Abby: “One of the Few Two-Year-Olds That Knows the Value of Life.
Abby was known as 'angry baby' until her parents saw something wasn't right. Thanks to Sutter's pediatric specialists, Abby is happy and thriving.
High School Quarterback Undergoes Heart Surgery
Tyler was named starting quarterback of his high school football team. It was like a dream come true until the day he couldn’t catch his breath.
Girl Defeats Stage 4 Kidney Cancer
"Your daughter has cancer." The words are devastating for any parent to hear, but especially so when your daughter is just 9 years old.
Teenager Begins College During Hodgkins Lymphoma Treatment
Two weeks before his first day of college, Chuck received a life-changing call from his Sutter Health doctor. Tests had revealed Hodgkins lymphoma.
