Survivor Stories

The urologists of NYU Langone Medical Center have helped thousands of individuals suffering from urologic cancers. The following are profiles of just a few of the men and women they have treated. We are grateful to all of these survivors for generously sharing their personal stories.

Barbara Cohen-Chiarelli

Barbara Cohen-Chiarelli will never forget her 2007 trip to Las Vegas, when she found out she had kidney cancer.
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Tom Lennon

A visit to the emergency room for a shoulder injury led to an unexpected diagnosis of kidney cancer for Tom Lennon.
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Bill Richards

Wall Street executive and Vietnam veteran Bill Richards was not expecting a diagnosis of prostate cancer at age 53.
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