DETROIT, MI (AP) -- When Trevor Banka treats cancer patients alongside Michael Mott he's working with the physician who helped save his life.
Banka is a 28-year-old second-year oncology resident at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital. His relationship with Mott started in 1993 when a 12-year-old Banka was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right knee.
Mott and his former partner performed the surgery, removing the cancerous bone and replacing Banka's knee with a prosthetic.
Mott continued to treat his patient throughout high school, college, and even periodically while Banka attended medical school at Michigan State University.
Shortly after Banka joined Henry Ford, Mott transferred to the hospital. They now work together occasionally.
Please note AP correction: In a Jan. 1 story about Dr. Trevor Banka, who became a colleague of a doctor who once treated his bone cancer, The Associated Press erroneously reported Banka's specialty. He is a resident in orthopedics, not oncology.
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