'Steve 2.0': Proton Therapy, Transplant Experts Helps Patient Start Over
Second chances are often golden opportunities to improve one's self.
For Steve Roberto, discovering in his 50s that he had been living with hepatitis C for decades was the beginning of a series of health challenges, but ultimately, he would get a unique chance to hit the reset button on life.
Cured of his hepatitis C after three years, he would still eventually need a liver transplant. Roberto was referred to UC Health, the only liver transplant program in the region.
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