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No stopping E. Setauket cancer patient at NYC Marathon

As Gary Resnick jogged down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on the final leg of the New York City Marathon, he felt painful cramps in both calves.

But there would be no stopping Resnick, who trained for Sunday's 26.2-mile run while undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

"This is what has kept me going for the last 10 months," said Resnick, 47, of East Setauket. "Today was my goal. I...

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