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Jake’s Testicular Cancer Story, IVF, and the Family He Was Told He’d Never Have
Jake L., Testicular Cancer, Stage 3 Symptoms: Difficulty sleeping, back pain, leg pain, a lump on the testicle Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries (orchiectomy & non-nerve-sparking post-chemotherapy lymph node dissection)
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Advocating for Yourself: Kacie’s Experience with Ovarian Cancer
Kacie K., Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Stage 3Symptoms: Pelvic pain, sharp pains during menstrual periods, inability to urinate normally, bleedingTreatments: Surgeries (full hysterectomy, ostomy surgery, ostomy reversal surgery), chemotherapy
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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
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Candace’s Life Beyond Stage 3 Cervical Cancer
Candace C., Small Cell Cervical Cancer, Stage 3C Symptoms: Heavy uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, cervix seemed irritated and friable Treatments: Surgery (radical hysterectomy), radiotherapy (brachytherapy), chemotherapy, immunotherapy
