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Rebuilding Her Identity: Alicia’s Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancer (pNET) Experience
Alicia S., Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET), Stage 4, Grade 3 Symptoms: Abdominal pain, nausea, swelling, extreme fatigue, hormone-related changes, severe acne, flushing Treatments: Chemotherapy (CAPTEM and FOLFOX), surgeries (distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy), radiation therapy (Y-90 radioembolization), hormone therapy (lanreotide), bland embolization
Bland embolization, CAPTEM (capecitabine and temozolomide), Chemoembolization, Chemotherapy, Distal pancreatectomy, FOLFOX (folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin), Hormone Therapies, Lanreotide, Metastatic, Pancreatectomy, Pancreatic Cancer, Patient Stories, Radiation Therapy, Splenectomy, Surgery, Treatments, Y-90 radioembolization -
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Heart and Humor: Jeanine’s Stage 3 Rectal Cancer Story
Jeanine B., Rectal Cancer, Stage 3 (T3bN0M0) Symptoms: Long history of bleeding that was blamed on hemorrhoids, pain in the tailbone, urgent need to use the restroom, unusually narrow stools, presence of mucus in stools, fatigue Treatments: Chemotherapy, radiation therapy
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Edie’s Stage 3B Colorectal Cancer Story
Edie H., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 3B Symptom: Chronic constipation Treatments: Chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries (lower anterior resection & temporary ileostomy)
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Rachael’s Stage 4 Sigmoid Colon Cancer Story
Rachael M., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Loss of sense of taste and smell, loss of appetite and vomiting, stomach pain, bloating, headaches, fatigue Treatment: Surgery (total hysterectomy, sigmoid colon removed, tumor removed in colon, stoma configuration, port placement), chemotherapy
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Jennifer’s Stage 4 Colon Story
Jennifer T., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Weight loss, coughing, vomiting, sciatica pain, fatigue Treatments: Surgeries (colectomy, lung wedge resection on both lungs), chemotherapy, immunotherapy
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Melissa’s Stage 4B Stomach Cancer Story
Melissa W., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 4B (Metastatic) Symptoms: Feeling like something was in her throat, occasional nausea, acid reflux, occasional feeling of having boiling water in her stomach, soreness in the bottom of her ribcage Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy
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Casandra’s Stage 4 Colon Cancer Story
Casandra C., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Rectal bleeding, extreme fatigue, severe loss in appetite, excessive pain in new areas, changes in bowel habitsTreatment: Chemotherapy
