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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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Sharing Her Brain Cancer Care Partner Story Helps Blair Feel Less Alone
Blair D., Spouse of Brain Cancer Patient “Find other people who are going through the same thing you are. This journey is very isolating and very lonely.”
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How to Support Someone with Cancer: Karina & Jesse’s Myelofibrosis Story
How to Support Someone with Cancer: Karina & Jesse’s Myelofibrosis Story “I underwent a lot of sadness, hardship, and difficulty, and all that entails. But I pressed forward in hope for sure. There was a lot of hope that just kept me going all those years.”
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Ryan’s Clinical Trial Experience Facing Stage 4 Tongue Cancer
Ryan A., Tongue Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck), Stage 4 Symptom: Lesion on the side of the tongue Treatments: Surgeries (partial glossectomy, neck dissection, tongue reconstruction), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation
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Young Mom Melanie’s Stage 4 Nasal Squamous Cell Cancer
Melanie S., Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, p16 positive, Stage 4 Symptoms: Nosebleeds, sinus pressure, congestion, eye protrusion Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries (orbital exenteration & reconstructive flap surgery), radiation therapy (EBRT & proton therapy), hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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Kyle and Rachel’s Grade 4 Brain Cancer Story
Kyle and Rachel O., Brain Cancer Initial Symptoms: Trouble speaking (stuttering) and thinking properly (struggled to remember what certain words meant)Treatment: Surgery (craniotomy), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation
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Leanne Burnham, PhD Prostate Cancer | The Patient Story
Leanne Burnham, PhD Role: Project Coordinator for Community Work, Assistant Research ProfessorFocus: Prostate cancerProvider: City of Hope
