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The Doctors TV: Desperate To Save A Life

Posted by Karen Chelcun Schreiber On March - 15 - 2010

The Doctors TV aired a program on Monday, February 1 titled Desperate To Save A Life. It includes a segment about Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC).  If only one at risk family is identified, if only one life saved …

View the two part segment:

Desperate To Save A Life, Part One

Desperate To Save A Life, Part Two

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A story of hope: Elizabeth Lambert shares her family story

Posted by Karen Chelcun Schreiber On March - 11 - 2010

Elizabeth Lambert, a teacher and a member of the Board of Directors of No Stomach For Cancer, Inc., is dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public about diffuse stomach cancer.  Like many others, her family has been affected by a hereditary form of stomach cancer. 

Elizabeth’s family was featured in a January 22, 2010 episode of Chronicle about genetics which aired on WCVB Boston Channel 5 on January 22, 2010.  View the Walsh Family Stomach Cancer video on You Tube.

A story of hope: Family has stomachs removed to fight cancer, an article written by Aaron Nicodemus, appeared in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Worcester, MA on February 2, 2010.

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