SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Going through cancer treatment is no easy task, especially when it can last several weeks or even months.

Add long-distance travel to the mix, and the journey becomes even harder.

Having care options close to home isn’t just convenient for a patient; it can also make treatment more manageable.

In this Avera Medical Minute, one patient explains how a team-based approach to his cancer care made all the difference.

Duane Sieler has been fighting cancer for several years.

It began with a prostate cancer diagnosis, then a few years later, leukemia.

“In 2017, I got diagnosed with prostate cancer, and then in 2021, I got diagnosed with leukemia,” said Sieler.

Chemotherapy was recommended for the treatment of leukemia, but not long after, Duane learned

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