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The Man Who Cheated Death Again and Again

LONG TERM LONGEVITY –

Feb. 26, 2024 – Sid Korn should be dead. First came encephalitic polio as a baby.  Next, binge drinking, a mood-altering habit acquired in college to beat loneliness, became routine as an adult for decades. Then came two cancer scares that left doctors scratching their heads, wondering…??? Korn, who lives in Madison with his family, shares his health-life journey with anyone who is willing to listen. A participant in the historic All of UsResearch Program-UW + an active member of its local community advisory board, Korn is fervently devoted to leaving the world better than he found it. One way is by recruiting others to join All of Us.

“After multiple catastrophes and a few near-death experiences, I’m still here,” said Korn, a father of two and six grandchildren. “And I have no cancer. I was drawn to the All of Us Research Program because of the goal to include a diverse population in biomedical research. I crave diversity, especially when it comes to fixing health disparities.”

A newlywed in the early 1970s, Korn recalls how he underwent a routine chest x-ray because his breasts were swollen. 

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