It is not uncommon in history for presidents to have kept their illnesses hidden from the general public. For example, President Woodrow Wilson had a paralyzing stroke during his second term as president which was unknown to the public at the time. In fact, Wilson lay in his bed paralyzed and near death for 17 months while his wife and doctor withheld this information from all others. During these months it was Mrs. Wilson who secretly took over running the country, calling this period of time...
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South Pole physician who treated her own breast cancer dies at...
Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, the physician who treated her own breast cancer while stationed at the South Pole in 1999 has died at age 57.... Read more »
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Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Prevention
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