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The Last Words of a Man Who Died in Prison From a Treatable Cancer

Months before his death, Ralph Marcus explained how a COVID-era leg injury led to a rare bone cancer that didn’t have to be fatal.

Life Inside • 10.31.2025

I’m Having a Cancer Scare. But Prison Healthcare Is So Degrading, I’ve Quit Seeking Answers.

“Not knowing what is going on with my body will catch up to me, but I refuse to be treated inappropriately.”

Life Inside • 01.28.2022

How I Survived Cancer in Prison

“I fought first for my rights, and then for my life.”

Life Inside • 07.26.2018

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