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Alli’s Integrative Approach to Appendix Cancer (LAMN & PMP)
Alli B., LAMN with PMP (Appendix Cancer) Symptoms: Bloating, severe constipation for over a year, severe abdominal pain, stabbing pains over gallbladder area, inability to walk or stand due to abdominal pain, unexplained sharp weight gain and loss Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries (appendectomy, peritonectomy), integrative cancer care
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Dee’s Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer Story
Dee D., Metastatic Breast Cancer, IDC & DCIS, ER+ Symptoms: Inability to produce milk on the left breast while breastfeeding, breast pain (palpable and radiating to the back), lumps in the breast and armpit Treatments: Chemotherapy (AC-T), surgery (bilateral mastectomy & axillary lymph node clearance), radiotherapy, hormone therapy (Zoladex/goserelin), aromatase inhibitor (letrozole), targeted therapy (Kisqali/ribociclib)
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Krista’s Stage 1A IDC Breast Cancer with ATM Mutation Story
Krista B., IDC, Stage 1A, HR+, HER2-, ATM Mutation Symptom: None; abnormality detected in breast MRI Treatments: Surgery (double mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction), selective estrogen receptor modulator (tamoxifen)
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Laura’s Stage 4 Kidney Cancer Story
Laura E., Type 2 Kidney Cancer (Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma), Stage 4 Symptoms: Profound fatigue, hypertension, high red blood cell count, severe back pain, badly swollen legs Treatment: Chemotherapy (Cabometyx (cabozantinib) assigned under S1500 PAPMET clinical trial)
