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Every collection of first-person cancer stories on PatientSavvy — 387 of them, by cancer type, stage, biomarker and treatment.
By cancer type
- Breast Cancer 1,219
- Lung Cancer 854
- Colorectal Cancer 606
- Gastric Cancer 288
- Ovarian Cancer 172
By stage
By biomarker
- ER Positive 248
- Triple-Negative 166
- PR Positive 155
- HER2 Positive 152
- EGFR Mutation 126
- ALK Positive 68
- BRCA1 Mutation 51
- Hormone Receptor Positive 41
- KRAS Mutation 39
- Lynch Syndrome 30
- MSI High 30
- PD-L1 Positive 27
- TP53 Mutation 25
- BRCA2 Mutation 22
- BRAF Mutation 16
- ROS1 Positive 15
- HER2 Mutation 13
- BRCA Mutation 12
- CDH1 Mutation 10
- Cd56 Positive 8
- PIK3CA Mutation 8
By treatment
- Surgery 2,208
- Chemotherapy 1,904
- Radiation 1,109
- Targeted Therapy 720
- Mastectomy 637
- Hormone Therapy 472
- Immunotherapy 424
- Paclitaxel 361
- Supportive Care 342
- Carboplatin 338
- Surveillance 252
- Lumpectomy 211
- Lobectomy 173
- Clinical Trial 162
- Tamoxifen 162
- Cisplatin 158
- Gastrectomy 154
- Pembrolizumab 145
- Cyclophosphamide 142
- Capecitabine 133
- Trastuzumab 129
- FOLFOX 124
- Pemetrexed 124
- Colectomy 123
- Doxorubicin 123
- Docetaxel 122
- Oxaliplatin 120
- Bevacizumab 111
- Reconstruction 95
- Ileostomy 94
- Ostomy 87
- Letrozole 85
- Hysterectomy 83
- Etoposide 77
- Palliative Care 77
- Anastrozole 75
- Colostomy 75
- Osimertinib 75
- Nivolumab 72
- SBRT 63
- Lymphadenectomy 62
- FOLFIRI 43
- Pertuzumab 43
- Afatinib 42
- Gemcitabine 42
- Irinotecan 42
- Debulking 37
- Palbociclib 37
- Endocrine Therapy 36
- Fertility Preservation 36
- Erlotinib 34
- Goserelin 31
- Local Therapy 31
- Oophorectomy 31
- Fulvestrant 30
- Antibody Therapy 28
- Rehabilitation 28
- Zoledronic acid 28
- Alectinib 27
- Atezolizumab 27
- Olaparib 27
- Abemaciclib 25
- Genetic Testing 25
- Ramucirumab 25
- Enhertu 24
- DIEP flap 23
- VATS 23
- CAPOX 22
- Durvalumab 22
- Exemestane 19
- T-DM1 19
- Cetuximab 17
- Denosumab 17
- HIPEC 17
- Bone Modifying Agent 16
- Crizotinib 16
- Lorlatinib 15
- Panitumumab 15
- Biomarker Testing 14
- Quadrantectomy 14
- Complementary Therapy 13
- Craniotomy 13
- Imaging Diagnostics 13
- Procedure 13
- Ribociclib 13
- Systemic Therapy 13
- Diagnostic Workup 12
- FOLFIRINOX 12
- Ipilimumab 12
- IMRT 11
- Ovarian Suppression 10
- Self Help 10
- Thoracotomy 10
- Ablation 9
- AC-T 9
- Brigatinib 9
- Hepatectomy 9
- Maintenance Therapy 9
- Proctocolectomy 9
- TAS-102 9
- Ctdna Monitoring 8
- FEC 8
- Ostomy Care 8
- Second Opinion 8
Narrower collections
Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer · Surgery 974
- Breast Cancer · Chemotherapy 738
- Breast Cancer · mastectomy 631
- Breast Cancer · Radiation 603
- Breast Cancer · Hormone Therapy 454
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 304
- Breast Cancer · Targeted Therapy 251
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive 247
- Breast Cancer · lumpectomy 211
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 168
- Breast Cancer · paclitaxel 167
- Breast Cancer · Triple-Negative 164
- Breast Cancer · tamoxifen 162
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 160
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive 154
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 145
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Chemotherapy 144
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · mastectomy 141
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Hormone Therapy 141
- Breast Cancer · Supportive Care 140
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Hormone Therapy 139
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive 138
- Breast Cancer · Stage 3 134
- Breast Cancer · cyclophosphamide 134
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · mastectomy 132
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Radiation 128
- Breast Cancer · Stage 1 114
- Breast Cancer · trastuzumab 107
- Breast Cancer · doxorubicin 106
- Breast Cancer · Reconstruction 94
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 · Radiation 92
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · ER Positive 90
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Chemotherapy 87
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · mastectomy 87
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Hormone Therapy 86
- Breast Cancer · Triple-Negative · Radiation 85
- Breast Cancer · docetaxel 84
- Breast Cancer · letrozole 83
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Radiation 81
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive · trastuzumab 80
- Breast Cancer · carboplatin 75
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 · Hormone Therapy 74
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive · Radiation 74
- Breast Cancer · Surveillance 73
- Breast Cancer · anastrozole 72
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · tamoxifen 71
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Targeted Therapy 70
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · paclitaxel 60
- Breast Cancer · Stage 3 · Hormone Therapy 59
- Breast Cancer · Immunotherapy 56
- Breast Cancer · Triple-Negative · paclitaxel 56
- Breast Cancer · Stage 1 · Radiation 55
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · tamoxifen 55
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · HER2 Positive 54
- Breast Cancer · Stage 1 · Chemotherapy 51
- Breast Cancer · capecitabine 44
- Breast Cancer · lymphadenectomy 44
- Breast Cancer · Clinical Trial 42
- Breast Cancer · pertuzumab 42
- Breast Cancer · Hormone Receptor Positive 41
- Breast Cancer · palbociclib 37
- Breast Cancer · Endocrine Therapy 36
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Triple-Negative 36
- Breast Cancer · BRCA1 Mutation 35
- Breast Cancer · goserelin 31
- Breast Cancer · fulvestrant 30
- Breast Cancer · abemaciclib 25
- Breast Cancer · pembrolizumab 25
- Breast Cancer · DIEP flap 23
- Breast Cancer · Fertility Preservation 23
- Breast Cancer · zoledronic acid 23
- Breast Cancer · hysterectomy 21
- Breast Cancer · Antibody Therapy 19
- Breast Cancer · exemestane 19
- Breast Cancer · T-DM1 18
- Breast Cancer · Metastatic 17
- Breast Cancer · BRCA2 Mutation 17
- Breast Cancer · Enhertu 17
- Breast Cancer · Stage 0 16
- Breast Cancer · Palliative Care 15
- Breast Cancer · oophorectomy 14
- Breast Cancer · quadrantectomy 14
- Breast Cancer · gemcitabine 13
- Breast Cancer · ribociclib 13
- Breast Cancer · Bone Modifying Agent 12
- Breast Cancer · Genetic Testing 12
- Breast Cancer · olaparib 10
- Breast Cancer · Ovarian Suppression 10
- Breast Cancer · Rehabilitation 10
- Breast Cancer · BRCA Mutation 9
- Breast Cancer · AC-T 9
- Breast Cancer · denosumab 8
- Breast Cancer · FEC 8
- Breast Cancer · SBRT 8
Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer · Surgery 506
- Colorectal Cancer · Chemotherapy 450
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 242
- Colorectal Cancer · Radiation 192
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 3 134
- Colorectal Cancer · colectomy 115
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 3 · Surgery 115
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFOX 108
- Colorectal Cancer · Surveillance 99
- Colorectal Cancer · ileostomy 89
- Colorectal Cancer · Ostomy 86
- Colorectal Cancer · oxaliplatin 77
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 77
- Colorectal Cancer · Targeted Therapy 75
- Colorectal Cancer · colostomy 68
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · FOLFOX 67
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 66
- Colorectal Cancer · capecitabine 65
- Colorectal Cancer · Supportive Care 56
- Colorectal Cancer · Immunotherapy 52
- Colorectal Cancer · bevacizumab 45
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 2 42
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFIRI 40
- Colorectal Cancer · Lynch Syndrome 28
- Colorectal Cancer · Clinical Trial 28
- Colorectal Cancer · MSI High 24
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 1 23
- Colorectal Cancer · hysterectomy 21
- Colorectal Cancer · irinotecan 21
- Colorectal Cancer · Local Therapy 21
- Colorectal Cancer · Metastatic 17
- Colorectal Cancer · CAPOX 17
- Colorectal Cancer · pembrolizumab 16
- Colorectal Cancer · KRAS Mutation 15
- Colorectal Cancer · panitumumab 15
- Colorectal Cancer · cetuximab 14
- Colorectal Cancer · Rehabilitation 14
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFIRINOX 10
- Colorectal Cancer · Genetic Testing 10
- Colorectal Cancer · BRAF Mutation 9
- Colorectal Cancer · hepatectomy 9
- Colorectal Cancer · Fertility Preservation 8
- Colorectal Cancer · HIPEC 8
- Colorectal Cancer · Ostomy Care 8
- Colorectal Cancer · proctocolectomy 8
Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 435
- Lung Cancer · Chemotherapy 428
- Lung Cancer · Surgery 356
- Lung Cancer · Targeted Therapy 326
- Lung Cancer · Immunotherapy 269
- Lung Cancer · Radiation 264
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Chemotherapy 243
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 241
- Lung Cancer · carboplatin 193
- Lung Cancer · lobectomy 165
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 165
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Immunotherapy 164
- Lung Cancer · Supportive Care 142
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Surgery 125
- Lung Cancer · EGFR Mutation 124
- Lung Cancer · pemetrexed 122
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · carboplatin 120
- Lung Cancer · cisplatin 105
- Lung Cancer · paclitaxel 99
- Lung Cancer · pembrolizumab 98
- Lung Cancer · Stage 3 87
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · EGFR Mutation 85
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · pemetrexed 85
- Lung Cancer · osimertinib 75
- Lung Cancer · Surveillance 74
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Supportive Care 72
- Lung Cancer · ALK Positive 68
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · pembrolizumab 65
- Lung Cancer · Clinical Trial 64
- Lung Cancer · EGFR Mutation · osimertinib 64
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · ALK Positive 59
- Lung Cancer · Stage 1 57
- Lung Cancer · etoposide 57
- Lung Cancer · SBRT 44
- Lung Cancer · bevacizumab 42
- Lung Cancer · nivolumab 42
- Lung Cancer · afatinib 38
- Lung Cancer · erlotinib 34
- Lung Cancer · Stage 2 29
- Lung Cancer · alectinib 26
- Lung Cancer · Metastatic 25
- Lung Cancer · docetaxel 25
- Lung Cancer · atezolizumab 24
- Lung Cancer · PD-L1 Positive 22
- Lung Cancer · VATS 22
- Lung Cancer · KRAS Mutation 21
- Lung Cancer · TP53 Mutation 21
- Lung Cancer · durvalumab 21
- Lung Cancer · gemcitabine 18
- Lung Cancer · crizotinib 16
- Lung Cancer · ROS1 Positive 15
- Lung Cancer · lorlatinib 15
- Lung Cancer · Palliative Care 14
- Lung Cancer · Imaging Diagnostics 13
- Lung Cancer · irinotecan 13
- Lung Cancer · HER2 Mutation 11
- Lung Cancer · Biomarker Testing 11
- Lung Cancer · lymphadenectomy 10
- Lung Cancer · trastuzumab 10
- Lung Cancer · brigatinib 9
- Lung Cancer · Diagnostic Workup 9
- Lung Cancer · Procedure 9
- Lung Cancer · Antibody Therapy 8
- Lung Cancer · IMRT 8
- Lung Cancer · ipilimumab 8
Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Cancer · Surgery 206
- Gastric Cancer · gastrectomy 151
- Gastric Cancer · Chemotherapy 140
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 4 107
- Gastric Cancer · oxaliplatin 40
- Gastric Cancer · Targeted Therapy 31
- Gastric Cancer · Immunotherapy 30
- Gastric Cancer · Palliative Care 30
- Gastric Cancer · Radiation 30
- Gastric Cancer · paclitaxel 29
- Gastric Cancer · cisplatin 25
- Gastric Cancer · capecitabine 23
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 1 21
- Gastric Cancer · nivolumab 20
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 3 18
- Gastric Cancer · ramucirumab 18
- Gastric Cancer · Metastatic 16
- Gastric Cancer · FOLFOX 16
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 2 11
- Gastric Cancer · docetaxel 10
- Gastric Cancer · trastuzumab 9
- Gastric Cancer · CDH1 Mutation 8
- Gastric Cancer · Clinical Trial 8
Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer · Surgery 150
- Ovarian Cancer · Chemotherapy 133
- Ovarian Cancer · carboplatin 62
- Ovarian Cancer · paclitaxel 62
- Ovarian Cancer · hysterectomy 39
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 3 36
- Ovarian Cancer · Targeted Therapy 35
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 4 33
- Ovarian Cancer · debulking 31
- Ovarian Cancer · bevacizumab 20
- Ovarian Cancer · Clinical Trial 19
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 1 18
- Ovarian Cancer · cisplatin 15
- Ovarian Cancer · doxorubicin 15
- Ovarian Cancer · Hormone Therapy 15
- Ovarian Cancer · Radiation 15
- Ovarian Cancer · BRCA1 Mutation 14
- Ovarian Cancer · oophorectomy 14
- Ovarian Cancer · etoposide 12
- Ovarian Cancer · Immunotherapy 12
- Ovarian Cancer · olaparib 12
- Ovarian Cancer · Metastatic 11
- Ovarian Cancer · Palliative Care 9
- Ovarian Cancer · gemcitabine 8