5-Year-Old With Cancer Urges Other Patients to Be Brave Like Her

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Laura Vitto
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5-Year-Old With Cancer Urges Other Patients to Be Brave Like Her
Credit: Joshua Higgins

In February, 5-year-old Hannah Higgins was diagnosed with Wilms' tumor, and since then, she has undergone six months of chemotherapy, including radiation therapy and four surgeries. Wilms' tumor is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children.

Despite carrying the stress of the illness at such a young age, Higgins has managed to stay level-headed and focused on her recovery. In what she calls her "commercial" for cancer, Higgins shares her experience with other struggling cancer patients and urges them to be brave in the same way she has.

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