DENVER (KDVR) — A young Denver mom who received a terminal cancer diagnosis is now cancer-free and is the first patient her doctor has ever known to go into remission with her type and stage of cancer.

"I feel so fortunate and so lucky to be here," said Kate Showalter.

In 2022, Showalter was diagnosed with a rare cancer called carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma that began in the salivary glands. She had multiple rounds of treatment, but the cancer metastasized in her neck, behind her ear and then to her lungs.

"It had metastasized to my lungs and that is when they said you will die, you are terminal," Showalter remembers.

It was a terrible time. Showalter was angry, sad and scared. She and her husband decided not to tell their young daughter right away.

"I remember her asking me if I wa

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