By FireRescue1 Staff
DURHAM, N.H. — Beating cancer is no easy feat. But returning to work — as a firefighter — is another story.
Durham Fire Chief Corey Landry, 47, was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma last year after he felt soreness around his ribcage, reported fosters.com. Although tests later showed he had a broken rib, it wasn’t until April 2015 that an X-ray of his lung depicted a buildup up fluid. Doctors then discovered a large mass that was responsible for breaking two of his ribs and diagnosed Landry with cancer.
Landry returned to the fire station about a month ago, stating “I am back to normal. I am officially cancer free now.”
The chief began to attend chemotherapy treatments every three weeks for eight to 10-hour sessions. He is almost done with daily radiation therapy and will undergo another round of scans in October. If the scans show no signs of cancer, Landry will be done with treatment.
The 29-year veteran believes his exposure to smoke, chemicals and other hazardous material may have caused his cancer.
“This is what I do. This is my life, that is what I have done and it’s what I know,” Chief Landry said. “This is my job.”