🦃 Celebrating Four Years Cancer-Free! 🦃
This Thanksgiving, join us in celebrating Xavier Carrillo! At 30, a literal 'pain in the neck' revealed a grapefruit-sized tumor and life-threatening germ cell cancer diagnosis. Thanks to the teams at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Norton Thoracic Institute and Dignity Health Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's, Xavier is not just surviving, but thriving!
🙌 "I am so grateful to the entire team at St. Joseph’s," says Xavier. "I never expected to be diagnosed with cancer in my twenties. But, thanks to the amazing doctors and nurses, I am here today."
His journey is a powerful reminder to always listen to your body. St. Joseph's Norton Thoracic Institute surgeon, Dr. Jasmine Huang emphasizes, "If he hadn’t come to the emergency room when he did, his cancer would have continued to grow, becoming more aggressive and more difficult to treat, and potentially fatal."
Today, Xavier is back to his passion as a chef and even celebrated his cancer-free mile...
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