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Charles Sykes

Charles Sykes is back to living a pain free life after receiving surgery to remove neuroendocrine tumors at HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's.

April 24, 2017
Charles Sykes smiles and is wearing a white, button-up shirt.

In 2011, Charles Sykes was diagnosed with carcinoid tumors of the small intestines, a slow-growing cancer that often affects the digestive tract. His medical case was presented for review at tumor board in Nashville, TN and Dr. Eric Liu - a surgical oncologist specializing in neuroendocrine tumors - knew he could help. After performing Charles' surgery, Dr. Liu moved to HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's in Denver, CO. So, when Charles' cancer returned in 2017, he "...knew right then that Dr. Liu was the man I wanted to see." He made the trip to Denver and Dr. Liu performed a second surgery to remove the new tumors.

Over the past 25 years, Charles has been hospitalized more than 10 times and says the staff and care he received at Presbyterian St. Luke's was "top notch." He credits Dr. Liu for giving him his life back and highly recommends him to anyone suffering from neuroendocrine tumors.

Learn more about gastrointestinal cancer care at HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's.

Published:
April 24, 2017
Location:
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's

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