Cancer Patient Stories Archives - Page 12 of 24

Thyroid cancer patient finds success—and hope—through a clinical trial

January 12, 2021

Eighteen years ago, Lori, a real estate agent in Vermont, was diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer and was treated with a thyroidectomy to remove her thyroid. Fifteen years later—one week before her planned wedding—she got a nerve-wracking call from her…

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Santa spreads cheer to Jimmy Fund Clinic patients

December 21, 2020

Many things were different about 2020, but even a pandemic couldn’t keep holiday cheer away from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund Clinic. With in-person gatherings not possible due to COVID-19 safety precautions, Jimmy Fund Clinic “elves” brought the fun to…

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Tongue cancer warrior gives back and raises awareness

December 9, 2020

Kat Howell never considered herself part of the one percent. But when the 29-year-old was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2019, she became just that. A rare disease accounting for only one percent of all cancer cases in the United…

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Stomach cancer patient gives back to support research, patient services

November 18, 2020

Toward the end of 2019, Lucía, a mom of two, began experiencing significant stomach pain. She couldn’t eat. When she did eat, she would throw up. She lost weight and generally felt awful. Eventually, the day after Christmas, she ended…

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I am Jimmy: Caesar finds love after prostate cancer

November 16, 2020

On March 24, 2016, after a routine physical, Caesar was told his PSA (prostate specific antigen) was abnormally high, leading to more tests. The result? Highly aggressive prostate cancer. It was an enormous shock for the healthy restaurant owner. “It’s terrible…

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Living with stage IV liver cancer

November 6, 2020

By Marie Allen-Hadge I don’t think the day you are diagnosed with a terminal disease is ever erased from memory. I remember going to the emergency room on May 31, 2019, with severe abdominal, shoulder, and back pain. After an…

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College student finds treatment for rare ovarian cancer just in the nick of time

November 2, 2020

As any mother would, Linda Darbyshire always thought the world of her incredible daughter, Amy. Linda and her husband, Jack, adopted Amy from China when she was just 6 months old. Only a few short weeks after arriving in China…

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