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|Videos|July 3, 2018
Overcoming Barriers and Stigma as a Young Patient
Author(s)Taylor Bell Duck
Taylor Bell Duck was only 21 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease that is often stigmatized.
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Taylor Bell Duck was only 21 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease that is often stigmatized.
But being a young, never-smoker diagnosed seemingly out of the blue was not the only issue that Duck faced. Getting cancer in young adulthood also can bring significant financial burden, too.
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