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'Everything stands still:' Scott County firefighter battling recent cancer diagnosis

A Scott County firefighter is fighting a cancer diagnosis with his department by his side. Jake Gierlak says he found out around six weeks ago that he has stage 2 testicular cancer.

'Everything stands still:' Scott County firefighter battling recent cancer diagnosis

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A Scott County firefighter is fighting a cancer diagnosis with his department by his side.

Jake Gierlak says he found out around six weeks ago that he has stage 2 testicular cancer.

A Scott County firefighter is fighting a cancer diagnosis with his department by his side. Jake Gierlak says he found out around six weeks ago that he has stage 2 testicular cancer.

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A Scott County firefighter is fighting a cancer diagnosis with his department by his side. Jake Gierlak says he found out around six weeks ago that he has stage 2 testicular cancer.

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