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Kristin (rear), with husband Derek, children Sydney and Reece, and dog Lilly.

Living Life with Metastatic Lung Cancer: Kristin’s Story

Kristin Brown came to Memorial Sloan Kettering with a diagnosis of lung cancer. She began treatment that kept the disease at bay. When the cancer spread to her spine, she came to MSK’s Multidisciplinary Spine Tumor Service for an integrated regimen that included radiation and surgery. Today, Kristin is on a clinical trial for a new form of chemotherapy.

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MSK lung cancer expert Alexander Drilon and Anna
Five Thousand Miles from Home, Anna Achieves Remission for Advanced Lung Cancer
MSK patient Dan Hussar and his wife
After AML Relapse, a Clinical Trial Gives Dan a New Option
MSK patient Josh Gelman
How Josh Overcame Myelofibrosis with a Cord Blood Transplant
MSK patient Gregory Page
Gregory's Story
MSK patient Craig Straus with his two young sons
Finding a New Normal after Acoustic Neuroma: Craig’s Story
MSK patient Mark McIntosh and surgeon Bernard Bochner
How I Took the Stage after Bladder Cancer: Mark's Story
MSK patient Amy Mannarino
Amy’s Story
Kristina
Kristina’s Story
Anal cancer patient Lillian Kreppel

Lillian’s Story

For Lillian Kreppel, a visit to a gastroenterologist in August 2017 led to a diagnosis of stage II anal cancer. Memorial Sloan Kettering experts created a treatment plan that would shrink the tumor without drastically affecting Lillian’s quality of life. Her positive attitude and supportive friend circle got her through a tough treatment course. Today, she is back to feeling like herself and wants to raise awareness about this rare cancer.

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