Coaldale woman takes her fight with cancer across the border

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Coaldale woman takes her fight with cancer across the border
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A woman in southern Alberta is in a fight for her life as she battles a rare cancer in her digestive system.

A woman in southern Alberta is in a fight for her life as she battles a rare Stage 4 cancer. While there's not much she can do here in Canada , she's on her way to Arizona to seek out other options. As Sarah Jones reports, she refuses to give up hope.

Norman, 34, found out about her diagnosis after an MRI found a large tumour obstructing her bowels had grown into her pancreas. She underwent emergency surgery in February 2021. Her body eventually started to reject the oral medication she was prescribed. By May 2023, the cancer returned — this time, in her liver.

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