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Stage 4 Stomach Cancer: Lisa Balances Cancer and Being a Mom
Lisa B., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Trouble swallowing, acid reflux Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery (total gastrectomy), radiation therapy
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Finding Strength: Sarah’s Rectal Cancer Diagnosis
Sarah G., Rectal Cancer, Stage 2A Symptom: Minor and inconsistent rectal bleeding Treatments: Surgery (low anterior resection or LAR), chemotherapy (FOLFOX)
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From Life with a Newborn to Stage 4 DLBCL: Anna’s Story
Anna M., Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Stage 4 Symptom: a rRapidly growing, painless lump on the breast Treatment: Chemotherapy
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Parenthood, Persistence, and Rare Cancer: Ali’s Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Experience
Ali C., Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Symptom: Small lump under the jaw Treatments: Surgery, radiation therapy
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Stage 4 Stomach Cancer Surgery at 28-Weeks Pregnant: Arelly’s Surprising Story
Arelly R., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Nausea, blood in stool, side pain, extreme fatigue, excessive burping Treatments: Surgeries (gastrectomy, port placement), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy (antibody-drug conjugate)
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Alicia on Motherhood, Advocacy, and Spreading Joy Through Flowers After Her Bile Duct Cancer Diagnosis
Alicia P., Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Nausea, persistent diarrhea, extreme abdominal pain (right side) Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy (Y-90 radioembolization)
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Finding Peace in Hospice: Alyssa’s Stage 4 Stomach Cancer Experience
Alyssa B., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) (Hospice Update) Symptoms: Fatigue, elevated resting heart rate, heartburn, difficulty swallowing, weight lossTreatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgeries (total gastrectomy; partial esophagus removal; bilateral oophorectomy and fallopian tube removal), clinical trial
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Finding Light Through Advocacy in Stage 3 Synovial Sarcoma: Sorcha’s Experience
Sorcha B., Synovial Sarcoma, Stage 3 Symptoms: Right upper quadrant pain, changes in the right breast, temporary vision loss in the right eye, nausea, vomiting Treatments: Chemotherapy, cytoprotective therapy (mesna), surgery (lobectomy of the middle lobe of the right lung and associated ribs and soft tissue)
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at 29: How Ashley Navigated Motherhood and DLBCL
Ashley P., Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Stage 4 Symptoms: Feeling like holding breath when bending down or picking up objects from the floor, waking abruptly at night feeling “off,” one episode of fainting (syncope), presence of a large mass in the breast Treatments: Chemotherapy, bridge therapy of chemotherapy and radiation, CAR T-cell therapy
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Live with Hope for Yourself: Deb’s Multiple Breast Cancer Diagnoses
Deb O., Breast Cancer (De Novo Triple Positive and ER+ HER-) Symptoms: First instance: appearance of lump that later on increased in size, orange peel-like skin around inverted nipple, persistent ache under right arm; second instance: appearance of lump Treatments: First instance: chemotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy; second instance: surgery (mastectomy), chemotherapy, radiation therapy, CDK…
