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Patient Stories

Stories of hope and healing from patients with gastrointestinal cancers at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital.

Carterri Woodrum

Patient’s experiences with cancer lead to career change

Since her cancer diagnosis, Caterri Woodrum left an executive position in the arts and now focuses on health care and health coaching to help others.
Mary Gillam, a pancreatic cancer survivor, speaks to a crowd about her treatment journey.

Pancreatic cancer patient beats the odds to thrive after diagnosis

The care team at UNC Lineberger helped Mary Gillam beat the odds and become a pancreatic cancer survivor. “I truly could not have gotten through this without Chapel Hill’s support,” she said. “The whole team has been outstanding.”