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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…
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Sam Chooses Hope in the Face of Grade 2 Brain Cancer (Astrocytoma with IDH1 Mutation)
Sam D., Brain Cancer (Astrocytoma with IDH1 Mutation), Grade 2 Symptoms: Consistently feeling overwhelmed, seizures Treatments: Surgery (awake craniotomy), radiation therapy, chemotherapy
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Young Mom Melanie’s Stage 4 Nasal Squamous Cell Cancer
Melanie S., Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, p16 positive, Stage 4 Symptoms: Nosebleeds, sinus pressure, congestion, eye protrusion Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries (orbital exenteration & reconstructive flap surgery), radiation therapy (EBRT & proton therapy), hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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Krystal’s Stage 4 IgM kappa Multiple Myeloma Story
Krystal S., IgM kappa Multiple Myeloma, Stage 4 Initial Symptoms: Back and shoulder pain, tachycardia, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, fatigue, malaise Treatment: Chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, CAR T-cell therapy
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Shayla’s Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Story
Shayla L., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Stomach sensitivity, food intolerances, exhaustion, blood in stool Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgery (hepatectomy)
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Lindy’s Stage 4 Colon Cancer Story
Lindy A., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Blood in stool, changes in bowel movements, pencil-thin stool, severe abdominal pain, loss of appetite, rapid weight loss, anemia, fatigue Treatment: Chemotherapy
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Kate’s Stage 4 Colon Cancer Diagnosis Story
Kate J., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Bowel obstruction, bloating, exhaustion, severe cramps and period painTreatments: Surgery, chemotherapy
