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WXYT 97.1 FM The Ticket
Edward Smith, a 13-year follicular lymphoma survivor, joined the Detroit Tigers Radio Network on WXYT 97.1 FM’s The Ticket just ahead of the first All Cancer Game during the Strike Out Cancer Weekend with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care and the Detroit Tigers. Smith became concerned when his lymph nodes were severely swollen underneath his jaw. After being misdiagnosed and undergoing surgery that found cancer wrapped around his blood vessels, his hematologist suggested he find a great cancer doctor. It was then that Smith began seeing Jay Yang, M.D., hematologist, medical oncologist and leader of the Hematology Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit. Hear why he’s glad he made the decision to come to Karmanos.
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