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The COVID Pandemic Led Straight to Ken’s Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis; Three Years Later, He’s Still Here
Ken S., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Frequent loose bowel movements, intermittent rectal bleeding, fever and chills, rapid and significant weight loss Treatments: Surgeries (total colectomy, liver resection), ablation therapy (liver and lung ablations), chemotherapy (FOLFOX, capecitabine, fluorouracil), monoclonal antibody (panitumumab)
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Yvonne McClaren’s Stage 4 Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis, and the Life She Built Afterwards
Yvonne McClaren, Head and Neck Cancer (Oropharyngeal Cancer), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptom: Persistent one-sided sore throat Treatments: Surgeries (bilateral tonsillectomy, partial throat resection, neck dissection), chemotherapy, radiation therapy
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From Sudden Stomach Pain to Stage 4 Colon Cancer: How Carrie Keeps Dancing Through It
Carrie H., Colon Cancer (Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Colon), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Persistent upset stomach, significant bloating Treatments: Surgeries (colon resection, oophorectomy, hysterectomy, laparoscopic tumor resection, liver resection, kidney resection), chemotherapy, radiation therapy
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From Multiple Tumors to a Liver Transplant: How Keaton Survived Rare Bile Duct Cancer (Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma)
Keaton H., Bile Duct Cancer (Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma) Symptoms: Mild heartburn and gastrointestinal discomfort, persistent low-grade abdominal pain Treatments: Chemotherapy (gemcitabine, cisplatin, FOLFOX), monoclonal antibodies (durvalumab, zenocutuzumab), radiation therapy (Y-90 radioembolization), surgery (liver transplant)
Bile Duct Cancer, Chemotherapy, durvalumab, FOLFOX (folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin), Gemzar (gemcitabine), Immunotherapy, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver transplant, Monoclonal Antibody, Patient Stories, Platinol (cisplatin), Radiation Therapy, Treatments, Y-90 radioembolization, Zenocutuzumab -
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San Francisco Firefighter Tony Survived Bladder Cancer (Transitional Cell Carcinoma) Twice — and Built a Movement to Protect His Brothers and Sisters
Tony S., Bladder Cancer (Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder) Symptoms: Gross hematuria (visible blood in urine), abdominal cramping and extreme fatigue during exercise Treatments: Surgeries (nephrectomy, transurethral resection of bladder tumor or TURBT), chemotherapy (gemcitabine)
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“I’m Still Here”: Daniel on Hodgkin Lymphoma, MDS, AML
Daniel H., Hodgkin Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Symptoms: Chain of small, itchy nodes on the neck Treatments: Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants
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From Nighttime Chest Rattle to Boston Marathon: Roy’s KRAS+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Story
Roy B., Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (Adenocarcinoma of the Lung with Mucinous Features), Stage 2B Symptom: Nighttime chest rattle when lying prone Treatments: Surgery (VATS lobectomy), chemotherapy (cisplain), immunotherapy
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From ‘Routine Hernia’ to Rare Cancer: Katie’s Stage 4 Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS) Story
Katie L., Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptom: Appearance of lump in abdominal area Treatments: Radiation therapy, surgeries (abdominal resection with mesh placement, reconstruction), immunotherapy
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From Exhaustion to Answers: Daniel’s Metastatic Prostate Cancer Story
Daniel D., Prostate Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Unusual exhaustion, joint discomfort Treatments: Hormone therapy (abiraterone acetate, relugolix), radiation therapy, chemotherapy
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“I See This As a Chronic Disease, Not a Death Sentence”: Michelle’s HER2+ Stage 4 Breast Cancer Story
Michelle M., Breast Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic), HER2+ Symptoms: Bloody discharge from the nipple, appearance of a golf-ball-sized lump in the armpit Treatments: Chemotherapy (including through the HER2CLIMB clinical trial), surgeries (mastectomy, reconstruction, awake craniotomy), monoclonal antibody (trastuzumab), radiation therapy (Gamma Knife radiosurgery)
