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Diagnosed with Leiomyosarcoma, Julee Was Given 18 to 24 Months to Live
Julee P., Leiomyosarcoma Symptoms: Right flank pain, off-smelling (sulfur-smelling) urine, post-surgical left leg numbness, bowel obstruction, chest pain, numbness and tingling in the right hand Treatments: Surgeries (tumor removal and ureter reimplantation, microwave ablation, histotripsy, tumor ablation), clinical trial (doxorubicin-based regimen), radiation therapy (upcoming)
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Kirsten’s Metastatic Melanoma Story: A Back Injury at 37 That Turned Out to Be Stage 4 Cancer
Kirsten R., Melanoma, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptom: Persistent, migrating burning pain in the back that began after a chiropractic adjustment Treatments: Radiation therapy, spinal surgery (to insert two supportive rods), immunotherapy
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A Darker Mole on Her Face: How a Skin Check and Self-Advocacy Caught Cheryl’s Stage 1 Melanoma
Cheryl M., Melanoma, Stage 1 & Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage 0 Symptom: Preexisting mole that appeared darker than other moles, with shadowing visible around it Treatments: Surgery (wide excision surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy), cryosurgery, chemotherapy (topical cream)
