Cancer Care Can't Wait: How One Woman's Cancer Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Save Her Sister's Life

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Cancer Care Can’t Wait: How One Woman’s Cancer Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Save Her Sister’s Life
Rachel Zitofsky, 38, was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2020 as COVID-19 cases were climbing around the country. Little did she know, her diagnosis would help uncover lifesaving health information for her older sister, Leah Blanton. The sisters did not put off getting the care they needed despite pandemic safety concerns, and MSK was ready to help.

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