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Finding Peace in Hospice: Alyssa’s Stage 4 Stomach Cancer Experience
Alyssa B., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) (Hospice Update) Symptoms: Fatigue, elevated resting heart rate, heartburn, difficulty swallowing, weight lossTreatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgeries (total gastrectomy; partial esophagus removal; bilateral oophorectomy and fallopian tube removal), clinical trial
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Finding Light Through Advocacy in Stage 3 Synovial Sarcoma: Sorcha’s Experience
Sorcha B., Synovial Sarcoma, Stage 3 Symptoms: Right upper quadrant pain, changes in the right breast, temporary vision loss in the right eye, nausea, vomiting Treatments: Chemotherapy, cytoprotective therapy (mesna), surgery (lobectomy of the middle lobe of the right lung and associated ribs and soft tissue)
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at 29: How Ashley Navigated Motherhood and DLBCL
Ashley P., Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Stage 4 Symptoms: Feeling like holding breath when bending down or picking up objects from the floor, waking abruptly at night feeling “off,” one episode of fainting (syncope), presence of a large mass in the breast Treatments: Chemotherapy, bridge therapy of chemotherapy and radiation, CAR T-cell therapy
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Navigating Brain Cancer While Pregnant: Caroline’s Grade 4 Glioblastoma Story
Caroline W., Glioblastoma, Grade 4 Symptom: Loss of the ability to speak and write Treatments: Surgery (craniotomy), chemotherapy, radiation, wearable electric field therapy for glioblastoma
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Building a CLL Game Plan
Building a CLL Game Plan Strategies for Treatment, Trials, and Team Building Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) care is getting more personalized than ever. CLL patient advocate Jeff Folloder and expert hematologist-oncologist Dr. Nicole Lamanna (Columbia University Irving Medical Center) explain how today’s innovative targeted therapies, time-limited treatment options, and emerging clinical trials can help patients craft a…
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Why Clinical Trials Matter: How New AML Treatment Options Saved Shelley’s Life
Shelley G., Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with NPM1 Mutation Symptoms: Fatigue, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, low blood countsTreatments: Chemotherapy, clinical trial, stem cell transplant
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Love, Stress & Strength: What It’s Really Like to Be a Cancer Caregiver
Jamel Martin, Son of Prostate Cancer Patient “Take your time. Be patient with the loved one that you are caregiving for and help them embrace life.”
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“Go Get a Checkup.” – Joseph’s Prostate Cancer Advice
Joseph M., Prostate Cancer When Joseph was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the news came as a shock and forced him to face questions about his health, future, and faith. He shares how he navigated his diagnosis, chose robotic surgery, and learned to open up to his loved ones about his health.
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From Confusing Symptoms to Motherhood and Advocacy: Taja’s Polycythemia Vera Story
Taja S., Polycythemia Vera Symptoms: Chronic fatigue, fainting, stroke-like episodes, elevated hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelet countTreatments: Emergency surgery for ruptured cyst & bowel obstruction, chemotherapy, radiation, bone marrow transplant
