The Comprehensive Cancer Center
at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport Hospitals

Patient Profiles

Dan Belvin, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor
“There are people who will help every step of the way.”
(Video feature)

Sandra Bessacini, breast cancer survivor
"Anything that distracts from what really matters, you deal with it and move on.”
(Video feature)

Joseph Eastman, stage four gastric cancer survivor
“You don’t have to leave Rhode Island to receive cutting-edge medical care.”

Margaret Economos, breast cancer survivor
“I want women who are facing early stage breast cancer to know that they have options.”

Bruce Jacobson, biliary duct cancer survivor
“They made what’s really an unbearable situation into something you could get through.”
(Video feature)

Melinda Knight, breast cancer survivor
“Breast cancer is not the end of the world.”
(Video feature)

Bert Maher, prostate cancer survivor
“I beat cancer. And the quality of my life is back to normal.”
(Video feature)

George Panas, acute myeloid leukemia survivor
“A positive outlook is one of the most important things you can have in the fight against this disease.”
(Video feature)


Rich Pelletier, colon cancer survivor
“From surgery, through treatment and doctor visits, I got just as good care as if I went anywhere else.”
(Video feature)

Linda Tulino, breast cancer survivor
“It's all about your attitude.”
(Video feature)

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