Howard Katz is a nine-year survivor of Stage IV pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed at his community hospital, Katz received a poor prognosis, given the three percent five-year survival rate for those with his condition. Unwilling to accept his fate, he sought treatment at Karmanos Cancer Institute and credits the life-saving clinical expertise and innovative treatments pioneered at centers designated by the National Cancer Institute like Karmanos and the continuous emotional support provided by the Karmanos family as the reasons he’s alive today. This story is a part of Authority Magazine’s new series called “I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It.”
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