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Alan Salm, known as Al, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in spring 2019. He received chemotherapy every 2 weeks for 2 years while continuing to travel and make memories with his wife and teenage son.
Surgeons later attempted to remove his stomach, but the operation could not be completed because the cancer had spread too far.
Alan died from stomach cancer on May 5, 2021, in Seattle, 1 month before his 53rd birthday.
This is a lay summary of an account first published by No Stomach For Cancer. Read the original in full
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