Team Tuck Community Cook

several months, Tucker has been in and out of the hospital and to countless doctor appointments for additional testing, bloodwork and biopsies. The team at Duke has found additional spots in his stomach and lymph nodes that were of concern. After much discussion, they finally decided to surgically remove the mass in his chest and they sent it to pathology. The results came back and a team of oncologists met to discuss them. Ultimately, they have diagnosed Tucker with a condition called Idiopathic (no known cause) Multicentric Castleman Disease. This extremely rare condition causes his body to continuously grow tumors. While most are benign, these tumors can evolve into cancerous lymphomas. Castleman tumors are treated like most cancers, with surgical removal, chemotherapy and radiation. And, given how rare this disease is, Tucker will need to travel to centers in other parts of the country that specialize in CD to get the best treatment options. The money we raise will help with travel and medical bills.