![A Multidisciplinary Approach Helps Dan Dolphin Fight Back Against Kidney Cancer](/sites/default/files/styles/400_x_202/public/2021-10/N16471_Dan%20Dolphin%20Patient%20Success-Blog.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=bvz0rIh2)
When Dan Dolphin woke up one morning with terrible back pain, he feared the worst. As a survivor of papillary kidney cancer who had undergone a nephrectomy less than a year before, he was concerned that his cancer had returned.
His worst fears were confirmed after his orthopedic doctor ordered a bone scan – his kidney cancer had recurred and spread (metastasized) to his bones.