Patient Profile: Ben’s Diagnosis of Oral Cancer
Ben has an amazing story. It’s a story of resilience, determination, hope, and perseverance. A story about gaining knowledge and actively participating in the treatment and care of his cancer. In short, this is the story of an Empowered Patient and how he fought for his own life. Ben is a 35-year-old single male from New […]
Sajjad Iqbal is a physician and cancer survivor. Almost 17 years ago, Sajjad learned that he had an extremely rare and most malignant type of parotid cancer called Salivary Duct Carcinoma. He was given a 30% chance of surviving for 2 years. Because of Sajjad’s medical training and his unwavering sense of hope & determination, he was no ordinary patient. Sajjad researched his condition and proposed a treatment method for himself that stopped the progression of cancer cells. Although Sajjad is still living with, and still fighting, the cancer, he continues to defy the odds with no end in sight. To inspire other cancer patients, Sajjad Iqbal has chronicled his amazing cancer journey in the form of a book titled, “Swimming Upstream, My Struggle and Triumph over Cancer and Medical Establishment.”
