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Living With Incurable Stage 4 ALK+ Lung Cancer: How Stephanie Redefines Hope
Stephanie K., Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, ALK+, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Persistent and intense cough, general feeling of sluggishness Treatments: Chemotherapy, targeted therapy through a clinical trial, radiation therapy
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“I Knew It Was Back”: How Amanda Knew Her Hodgkin Lymphoma Was Back
Amanda P., Relapsed Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage 4 Symptom: Sudden, unexplained weight loss Treatments: Immunotherapy, chemotherapy, stem cell transplant (autologous)
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“Never Give Up, Never Surrender”: How Cora Finds Hope After Six Colorectal Cancer Relapses
Cora V., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Fatigue, unintentional weight loss, blood and mucus in stool Treatments: Chemotherapy, chemoradiation, surgeries (temporary ileostomy and reversal, liver surgeries and ablation)
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Stage 4 Bowel Cancer to No Evidence of Disease: Nina’s Honest Experience
Nina H., Bowel Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Longstanding IBS-like symptoms,> skin flare-ups, blood and mucus in stool, dark stool Treatments: Surgeries (bowel surgery, removal of both ovaries, partial bladder resection, liver surgery with removal of two liver sections), chemotherapy
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Ruchira’s Stage 4 ALK+ Lung Cancer Experience, Biomarker Testing, and Breaking the Stigma
Ruchira A., Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, ALK+, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Mild intermittent cough while talking, low-grade fever, severe nonstop cough, coughing up blood, collapsed left lung Treatments: Surgery (lobectomy), targeted therapy
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16 Years in Remission: Tristan’s Hodgkin Lymphoma Story
Tristan C., Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage 4 Symptoms: Severe and persistent itching, appearance of a large nodule in neck Treatments: Surgeries (port installation, catheter placements), chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplants (autologous and allogeneic)
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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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Kina’s Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Experience Highlights Fierce Self-Advocacy
Kina L., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Flare-up of IBS symptoms, appearance of blood in stool Treatments: Surgeries through a clinical trial (double thoracotomy, lung resection), chemotherapy (including chemoperfusion, through a clinical trial)
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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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Stage 4 Colon Cancer, Faith, and Family: Kristie’s Story
Kristie C., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: None per se that she noticed; she experienced constipation and passed narrow stool, but had been experiencing constipation most of her life, and thought that these digestive issues could also have resulted from perimenopause Treatments: Chemotherapy (including adjuvant chemotherapy), radiation therapy, ablation therapy (liver ablation), surgeries (colectomy,…
