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“Love is a Choice”: Gray’s Cancer Caregiver Perspective on His Late Wife Samantha’s Metastatic Breast Cancer
Gray M., Spouse of Samantha, Breast Cancer Patient ”They say love is not a feeling — it’s a choice. And we chose it. Samantha definitely chose it. She knew how to engage in the act of loving her family.”
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How Jesse Faced Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant
Jesse G., Early T‑cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ETP‑ALL) Symptoms: Lump under the chin, progressive lymph node swelling above the clavicles, facial swelling, fatigue, malaise, “flu‑like” feeling Treatments: Chemotherapy (hyper-CVAD, pediatric/AYA regimen), allogeneic stem cell transplant, donor lymphocyte infusion + nelarabine
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From Hip Pain to Metastatic Breast Cancer: How Mom and Teacher Erica Shows Up for ALL of Her Kids
Erica H., Breast Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Stage 1: appearance of lump in left breast; Stage 4: severe pain in hip, ribs, spine, and shoulder blade Treatments: Surgeries (double mastectomy, reconstruction), chemotherapy, cold caps, radiation therapy, hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor, letrozole), targeted therapy (CDK4/6 inhibitor, ribociclib), integrative care
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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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Samantha’s Stage 4 ER+ PR+ HER2+ IDC Breast Cancer Story
Samantha L., IDC, Stage 4, ER+ PR+ HER2+ Symptom: Lump in the breast Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries, radiation, hormone therapy, targeted therapy
