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Northwestern surgeons perform first-of-its-kind double lung transplant on cancer patient

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Mandy Wilk was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, and it had spread to her liver.

She switched doctors after hearing the prognosis, and switched doctors.

Eventually, doctors detected cancer in her lungs, and she found out about the DREAM program.

Doctors in the program treat cancer patients who have no other options by performing double lung transplants.

Mandy Wilk underwent more treatments, but her tumors were growing.

Her oncologist in Minnesota had been in contact with doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago .

After she had her surgery in June , she got to ring the stepdown transplant bell in honor of her completing treatment.