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Doctor who diagnoses Al’s lung cancer

Doctor who diagnoses Al’s lung cancer is recorded in 1 distinct story.

Unnamed doctor consulted by Al during his years in the past. The X-ray revealed two inoperable tumors.

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11/22/63

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“Long story short, I went to a doctor and got an X-ray, and there they were, big as billy-be-damned. Two tumors. Advanced necrosis. Inoperable.” An X-ray, I thought—did they still use those to diagnose cancer? “I hung in for awhile, but in the end I had to come back.”

Unnamed doctor consulted by Al during his years in the past. The X-ray revealed two inoperable tumors.

11/22/63 ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King