Childhood cancer survivor to graduate from Georgia Tech [Video]

ATLANTA — When Andrew Rogers was just three years old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer and given just days to live. Fast forward to now, and on Friday, he will be graduating from Georgia Tech with a master’s degree in medical physics and preparing for a big move. 

Diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer, Andrew had endured 50 surgeries by his 13th birthday, including two liver transplants. 

The aggressive cancer had spread to his lungs and brain, and he underwent radiation therapy in in order to treat it. It was through his treatment that he was inspired by the radiation therapists who helped him.

“They may not have thought much of it at the time, but in those moments, by playing with me, making me laugh, making me a Spiderman radiation mask, they helped …