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Samantha Stacy in a hospital bed during treatment

Facing Osteosarcoma as an Adolescent and Young Adult Patient

Seven years after her diagnosis, young cancer survivor Samantha Stacy reflects on the unique challenges she encountered as a college-age patient.

Samantha Stacy was a 20-year-old college student with typical college worries: studying for exams, Spring Break plans, and waking up to her alarm. Never in her wildest dreams would she have expected cancer to be added to that list.

But in March 2015, that is exactly what happened. While Samantha was home for Spring Break, she decided to see a doctor about a minor pain in her left knee. “I did not think much of it,” says Samantha. “I am not an athlete by any means, so I figured I just walked too many laps around Target.”

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