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Those Who Give: Nearly 25 Years After Beating Colon Cancer, Grateful Patient Establishes Endowment To Support Cancer Research
Jefferson Surgical Solutions
James Gilmartin can’t believe he’s still alive.
When he was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 1991, Gilmartin was certain that his bout with the disease would have an unfavorable end; so certain that he left his job of 30 years as a public school administrator and began preparing for the worse.
“I didn’t know whether I’d be alive six months later, so I retired,” Gilmartin recalled.
His primary physician at the time – who happened to be a Jefferson graduate – reviewed Gilmartin’s test results and recommended Jefferson as the best place to receive cancer treatment.
Gilmartin was paired …