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In January 2007, a routine shoulder x-ray incidentally disclosed a shadow in the lung, that turned out to be metastasized kidney cancer (stage IV, grade 4 renal cell carcinoma). His median survival time at diagnosis was 24 weeks. A frequently cited aspect of Dave’s case is the multiple ways he used the internet.
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