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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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Living With Follicular Lymphoma: Tawanna and Barry on Watch & Wait, Marriage, and Faith
Tawanna T., Follicular Lymphoma, Stage 3 Symptoms: Incidental finding during pre-kidney donation scan Treatment: Watch and wait/active surveillance
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Kalei’s Stage 4 Rectal Cancer Story: Has My Cancer Returned?
Kalei M., Rectal Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: More frequent bowel movements, presence of mucus, tissue-like substance, and blood in stool, stomach cramping and sharp pains Treatments: Radiation therapy, chemotherapy (FOLFOX), surgeries (two lung resections)
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Jake’s Testicular Cancer Story, IVF, and the Family He Was Told He’d Never Have
Jake L., Testicular Cancer, Stage 3 Symptoms: Difficulty sleeping, back pain, leg pain, a lump on the testicle Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgeries (orchiectomy & non-nerve-sparking post-chemotherapy lymph node dissection)
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Abbie’s Rare Cancer Diagnosis of Solitary Plasmacytoma of Bone
Abigail W., Solitary Plasmacytoma of Bone (SPB) Symptoms: Lesion on rib visible on earlier scans, persistent localized rib pain, fatigue Treatment: Radiation therapy
