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"In the last year, I've been more mindful of my priorities, " Vaneman says.
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In fact, Vaneman, a retired professor of Shakespeare and medieval literature, had brain cancer: a glioblastoma or GBM, the most common type of brain tumor.
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Many doctors consider it a death sentence, but not the team at the Preston Robert Tisch center, where Vaneman was directed for surgery and post-operative care.
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Durham, North Carolina (CNN) -- The first week of each month, Karen and Jerry Vaneman pack their car for a four-hour drive from Asheville, North Carolina, to the medical complex at Duke University.
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For Vaneman, that meant a novel vaccine.
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In Asheville, Karen Vaneman calls herself lucky.
CNN: Vaccine may shift odds against deadly brain cancer