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Sore tonsils led 44-year-old Danilo Ramirez's doctor to suspect he had more than just a sore throat.

"He did surgery and a week later, 'Mr. Ramirez you got lymphoma,'" said Ramirez.

Stage Two Lymphoma. Those words sent the Burbank father of two into a tailspin. But the specialized radiation treatment he faced scared him even more. Danilo is claustrophobic. Even though his life depended on it, he refused to wear the required mask.

"Mentally it was really hard on me," said Ramirez. "There were nights I couldn't sleep at all knowing I had to face that."

"So he almost was willing to refuse treatment for a potentially curable cancer," said Dr. Rex Hoffman. "Without treatment he would die." (MORE)

Source: ABC.com