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UCSF 'Miracle' Treatment: Child With Rare Blood Cancer Saved

A little boy named Quincy is alive because his doctors never gave up on finding a treatment, after being diagnosed with cancer as an infant.

This happy boy is alive because of the pioneering work of doctors at UCSF Benioff.
This happy boy is alive because of the pioneering work of doctors at UCSF Benioff. (CBS-SF)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On any given day in the United States, 42 families will hear these devastating words from a doctor: “Your child has cancer.”

Lara Stuart and David Lodge from Oakland heard these words not too long ago. Their firstborn son Quincy was only four months old.

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