veteran Archives

Chris Sanchez

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May 22, 2026

From Nighttime Chest Rattle to Boston Marathon: Roy’s KRAS+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Story

Roy B., Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (Adenocarcinoma of the Lung with Mucinous Features), Stage 2B Symptom: Nighttime chest rattle when lying prone Treatments: Surgery (VATS lobectomy), chemotherapy (cisplain), immunotherapy

Adjuvant chemotherapy, Adjuvant immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, KRAS, Lobectomy, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Patient Stories, Platinol (cisplatin), Surgery, Treatments, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Chris Sanchez

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March 14, 2026

“That’s Unacceptable”: Jim Fought for More Time After a Stage 4 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapies, Lupron (leuprorelin), Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Patient Stories, Prostate Cancer, Radiation Therapy, Taxotere (docetaxel), Treatments, Zytiga (abiraterone)

Katrina Villareal

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November 21, 2024

Eve’s Gleason 9 Prostate Cancer Story

Eve G., Prostate Cancer, Gleason 9 Symptom: None; elevated PSA levels detected during annual physicals Treatments: Surgeries (robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy & bilateral orchiectomy), radiation, hormone therapy

Orchiectomy, Patient Stories, Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, Radiation Therapy, Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), Surgery, Treatments

Alexis Moberger

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June 29, 2023

Gregory’s IgA kappa Multiple Myeloma Story

Gregory P. Symptoms: Back painsTreatment: Chemotherapy, stem cell transplant

Active Myeloma, Cancers, Chemotherapy, Darzalex (daratumumab), dexamethasone, Monoclonal Antibodies, Multiple Myeloma, Patient Stories, Stem cell transplant, Steroids, Treatments, Velcade

How John Navigated a Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Diagnosis Alongside His Wife and Care Partner, Heike

Blood Work Basics: Making Sense of Your Test Results