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American physician

Not to be confused with Jerry Nielsen.

Jerri Lin Nielsen
Born	Jerri Lin Cahill (1952-03-01)March 1, 1952 Salem, Ohio, United States
Died	June 23, 2009(2009-06-23) (aged 57) Southwick, Massachusetts, United States
Alma mater	Ohio University Medical College of Ohio
Occupation	Physician
Known for	Physician who self-administered a biopsy, and later chemotherapy, after discovering a breast tumour while in Antarctica until she could be evacuated

Jerri Lin Nielsen (née Cahill; March 1, 1952 – June 23, 2009) was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who self-treated her breast cancer while stationed at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica until she could be evacuated safely.

In 1998, during the southern winter, at a time when the station is physically cut off from the rest of the world, she developed breast cancer. Nielsen teleconferenced with medica