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Cancer survivor Thornton now fighting for others

TROY student Jada Thornton, right, with her mother during the 2017 Dragon Boat Race in Montgomery. Her team raised money for Children's Hospital.

TROY student Jada Thornton, right, with her mother during the 2017 Dragon Boat Race in Montgomery. Her team raised money for Children's Hospital.

One Troy University student has conquered bone cancer and has chosen to give back to those in the situation she was once in.

Jada Thornton, a junior nursing major from Montgomery, was diagnosed was osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in 2009. In 2010, she created a Relay for Life team, which she named…

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Student songwriter pays tribute to cancer victims

Troy University students Jesselyn Dudinsky performs during the campus Relay For Life event.

Troy University students Jesselyn Dudinsky performs during the campus Relay For Life event.

A Troy University freshman performed an original song at this year’s Relay for Life event at the Troy campus on Friday.

Jesselyn Dudinsky, a music industry major from Panama City, Florida, grew up knowing how to play the piano, but only began writing songs four years ago during her freshman year of high school.

“I’d…

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