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Stage 4 Cancer Patient Declares Victory After Liver Transplant

3/12/2026

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Amy Piccioli (patient) was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer in May 2024 and is cancer-free after a living-donor partial liver transplant.
After multiple treatments, she underwent surgery at Northwestern Medicine in December 2025.
Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for those under 50, and Becca Lynch is among late-diagnosed cases.

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Amy Piccioli (patient) was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer in May 2024 and is cancer-free after a living-donor partial liver transplant.
After multiple treatments, she underwent surgery at Northwestern Medicine in December 2025.
Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for those under 50, and Becca Lynch is among late-diagnosed cases.