Cancer Doctor Becomes Cancer Patient


By Joe Astrouski | October 28, 2014

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Just two weeks into his career as a cancer researcher in Madison, Dustin Deming was diagnosed with the very cancer he studies. His experience as a patient has changed Dr. Deming’s work as a doctor.

Learn more about Dr. Deming’s research and the team of doctors working at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, the state’s only comprehensive cancer center.

Joe Astrouski

Joe Astrouski

Joe Astrouski is a reporter for the “Wisconsin Life” project who travels the state, telling the stories of people and their passions. In his spare time, Joe enjoys fishing, hiking and eating his way across the Midwest with his wife, Charity.  Astrouski is a reporter, field producer and narrator for “Wisconsin...
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