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The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients.

Opening Doors for Cancer Research in Native American Communities
Mayo Clinic's 14-year partnership with Din? College has opened up opportunities for students like Corinna Sabaque to gain experience in fields where Native communities are often underrepresented and underserved. In Sabaque's case, those opportunities launched a career in cancer research. In the summer of 2014, Corinna Sabaque moved more than 1,000 miles from her home in [...]
Changing Careers After Cancer Treatment to Make a Difference for Others
After going through a demanding regimen of cancer treatment, Jay Masters decided he wanted to use the experience to help others facing difficult health challenges. So he quit his job and came to work for Mayo Clinic. Editor's note: When Jay Masters first came to Mayo Clinic, he was a patient receiving a difficult diagnosis [...]
Flashback: 1968 -- 50 Years Later, a Legacy of Caring Support Lives On
For 50 years, the Bernard H. van der Steen Trust has helped ease the financial burden of cancer patients in need at Mayo Clinic In 1968, Bernard van der Steen, a hotel and food industry entrepreneur from California, was a patient at Mayo Clinic Hospital ? Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. He heard a patient crying [...]
Retaining His Voice With Radical Treatment
Jeff Krajacic was shocked to learn that a rare form of bone cancer was to blame for changes in his voice. He was even more stunned when he found out that the malignancy, and the problems it caused, could be treated using a piece of his ear. Jeff Krajacic is a talker. During conversation, words [...]

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Dec. 12, 2018