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Bile Duct Cancer at 27: Morgan’s Path to Answers, Care, and No Evidence of Disease
Morgan O., Bile Duct Cancer (Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma) Symptoms: Fatigue, nausea, severe abdominal pain, dark urine, itching, clay-colored stool, significant weight loss, jaundice Treatments: Surgeries (liver resections), chemotherapy
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“I’m Still Affected 25 Years Later”: Maria’s Experience with Kidney Cancer
Maria F., Kidney Cancer (Wilms Tumor) Symptom: Back pain Treatments: Surgery (nephrectomy), chemotherapy, radiation
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A Creative Life, Interrupted: Red’s Experience With Tongue Cancer
Red S., Tongue Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue), Stage 3 Symptom: Persistent tongue ulcer that increased in size Treatments: Surgeries (partial glossectomy, flap surgery), radiation therapy
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Stage 4 Cardia Cancer Transformed Luwen’s Life and Perspective
Luwen S., Cardia Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic) Symptoms: Backaches, heartburn and acid reflux resulting in vomiting bile, fainting spell after eating, fatigue, inability to swallow Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgeries (esophagectomy, partial gastrectomy)
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Family, Loss, and a Second Chance: Valerie’s Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Story
Valerie V., Thyroid Cancer (Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic) Warning Signs: Bruising, extreme fatigue, cold intolerance, weight loss Treatments: Surgeries (total thyroidectomy, neck dissection, lymphadenectomy), radiation therapy (radioactive iodine therapy), hormone therapy (thyroid hormone suppression therapy)
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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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Advocating for Yourself: Kacie’s Experience with Ovarian Cancer
Kacie K., Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Stage 3Symptoms: Pelvic pain, sharp pains during menstrual periods, inability to urinate normally, bleedingTreatments: Surgeries (full hysterectomy, ostomy surgery, ostomy reversal surgery), chemotherapy
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From No Symptoms to Brain Cancer (Grade 2 Astrocytoma): Kelsi’s Story
Kelsi N., Brain Cancer (Astrocytoma with IDH Mutation), Grade 2 Symptoms: None, tumor discovered by accident during brain MRI Treatments: Surgery (awake craniotomy), targeted therapy
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The Patient Story Podcast: I’m a Young Cancer Patient
Taylor S., Patient Advocate, Thyroid Cancer (Oncocytic Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland), Stage 1 “Give yourself grace, but also do it on your own time.”
