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16 Years, 8 Tumors, 5 Recurrences: How Lisa Learned to Live With Cholangiocarcinoma as a Chronic Illness
Lisa Craine, Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Symptoms: Pale stools, pain under the right breast, persistent fatigue, noted paleness Treatments: Surgeries (partial hepatectomy, additional surgeries for recurrences), chemotherapy (across several recurrences), radiation therapy (stereotactic body radiotherapy), monoclonal antibody (durvalumab)
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I Thought It Was Just Bloating; It Was Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer
Joy K., Ovarian Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic), BRCA2+ Symptoms: Sprain-like abdominal pain, severe bloating/abdominal hardness, ascites (massive fluid buildup in stomach), inflammation, exhaustion Treatments: Paracentesis (fluid drainage), chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody (bevacizumab), surgery, PARP inhibitor (olaparib)
