# The Patient Story \| For Cancer Patients \& Caregivers: Human Answers to Your Cancer Questions

> Explore in\-depth stories about symptoms, side effects, and treatment directly from cancer patients, care partners \& medical experts\.

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## Pages
- [Cancer FAQ: Patients Describe Navigating Life with Cancer](https://thepatientstory.com/cancers/faq/)
- [Let's Talk\! Podcast](https://thepatientstory.com/podcast/)
- [Welcome Survey](https://thepatientstory.com/visitor-welcome-survey/)
- [Webinar Series: Cancer Patients, Caregivers, Medical Experts](https://thepatientstory.com/webinar/)
- [Videos](https://thepatientstory.com/videos/)

## Posts
- [Holding On to Hope: Tammy's Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer Story](https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/breast-cancer/metastatic-breast-cancer-patient-stories/tammy-u/): \<\!\-\- wp:paragraph \{"fontSize":"normal"\} \-\-\>
\<p class="has\-normal\-font\-size"\>\<a href="/patient\-stories/breast\-cancer/metastatic\-breast\-cancer\-patient\-stories/tammy\-u/"\>Tammy U\., Metastatic Breast Cancer, Stage 4\</a\>\</p\>
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\<p\>\<strong\>Symptoms:\</strong\> Severe back pain, right hip pain, left leg pain
\<br\> \<strong\>Treatments:\</strong\> Surgeries \(mastectomy, hip arthroplasty\), chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapies \(CDK4/6 inhibitor, antibody\-drug conjugate\)\</p\>
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- [Choosing Life on Her Terms: Pippa’s Stage 4 Vulvar Cancer Story](https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/vulvar-cancer/metastatic-vulvar-cancer/pippa-s/): \<\!\-\- wp:paragraph \{"fontSize":"normal"\} \-\-\>
\<p class="has\-normal\-font\-size"\>\<a href="/patient\-stories/vulvar\-cancer/metastatic\-vulvar\-cancer/pippa\-s/"\>Pippa S\., Vulvar Cancer, Stage 4 \(Metastatic\)\</a\>\</p\>
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\<p\>\<strong\>Symptoms:\</strong\> Persistent itching, red patch of skin inside left labia that turned into a wart\-like lump, bloody discharge
\<br\> \<strong\>Treatments:\</strong\> Surgeries \(wide local excision, lymphadenectomy, total pelvic exenteration, colostomy surgery, urostomy surgery\), radiation therapy, chemotherapy\</p\>
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- [Love, Stress \& Strength: What It’s Really Like to Be a Cancer Caregiver](https://thepatientstory.com/caregiver-stories/child/jamel-m/): \<\!\-\- wp:paragraph \{"fontSize":"normal"\} \-\-\>
\<p class="has\-normal\-font\-size"\>\<a href="/caregiver\-stories/child/jamel\-m/"\>Jamel Martin, Son of Prostate Cancer Patient\</a\>\</p\>
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\<p\>“Take your time\. Be patient with the loved one that you are caregiving for and help them embrace life\.”\</p\>
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- [Drea Finds Identity and Strength with Stage 4 ROS1\+ Lung Cancer](https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/lung-cancer/non-small-cell/ros1/drea-c/): \<\!\-\- wp:paragraph \{"fontSize":"normal"\} \-\-\>
\<p class="has\-normal\-font\-size"\>\<a href="/patient\-stories/lung\-cancer/non\-small\-cell/ros1/drea\-c/"\>Drea C\., Non\-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage 4 \(Metastatic\), ROS1\+\</a\>\</p\>
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\<p\>\<strong\>Symptoms:\</strong\> Swollen ankle resulting from a deep vein thrombosis or blood clot, mysterious bruising, extreme weight loss, persistent shortness of breath, rattling sound coming from the throat while breathing
\<br\> \<strong\>Treatments:\</strong\> Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapies\</p\>
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- [Biomarker Testing Gave Lysa New Hope with Stage 4 ROS1\+ Lung Cancer](https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/lung-cancer/non-small-cell/ros1/lysa-b/): \<\!\-\- wp:paragraph \{"fontSize":"normal"\} \-\-\>
\<p class="has\-normal\-font\-size"\>\<a href="/patient\-stories/lung\-cancer/non\-small\-cell/ros1/lysa\-b/"\>Lysa B\., Non\-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage 4 \(Metastatic\), ROS1\+\</a\>\</p\>
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\<p\>\<strong\>Symptom:\</strong\> Severe but intermittent back pain
\<br\>\<strong\>Treatments:\</strong\> Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy \(including through a clinical trial\), surgeries \(lung resection, metastatic spine tumor surgery\)\</p\>
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## Categories
- [Patient Stories](https://thepatientstory.com/category/patient-stories/)
- [Treatments](https://thepatientstory.com/category/treatments/)
- [Chemotherapy](https://thepatientstory.com/category/treatments/chemotherapy/)
- [Surgery](https://thepatientstory.com/category/treatments/surgery/)
- [Radiation Therapy](https://thepatientstory.com/category/treatments/radiation-therapy/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://thepatientstory.com/sitemap_index.xml)