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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 7 MIN

'Metamorphosis inside me': Jazz pianist and retired physician on how music has impacted his cancer journey

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Retired family doctor and jazz pianist Stanley Sagov recently performed a show at the Regattabar in Cambridge, two and a half years after what he thought would be his farewell performance because he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

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