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Every collection of first-person cancer stories on PatientSavvy — 378 of them, by cancer type, stage, biomarker and treatment.
By cancer type
- Breast Cancer 1,197
- Lung Cancer 773
- Colorectal Cancer 537
- Gastric Cancer 210
- Ovarian Cancer 164
By stage
By biomarker
- ER Positive 243
- Triple-Negative 163
- PR Positive 154
- HER2 Positive 148
- EGFR Mutation 114
- ALK Positive 62
- BRCA1 Mutation 49
- Hormone Receptor Positive 41
- KRAS Mutation 35
- Lynch Syndrome 29
- PD-L1 Positive 26
- TP53 Mutation 23
- MSI High 22
- BRCA2 Mutation 20
- ROS1 Positive 15
- BRAF Mutation 14
- HER2 Mutation 13
- BRCA Mutation 12
- CDH1 Mutation 10
- PIK3CA Mutation 8
By treatment
- Surgery 2,038
- Chemotherapy 1,754
- Radiation 1,055
- Targeted Therapy 673
- Mastectomy 630
- Hormone Therapy 464
- Immunotherapy 380
- Supportive Care 342
- Paclitaxel 335
- Carboplatin 306
- Surveillance 252
- Lumpectomy 208
- Tamoxifen 160
- Lobectomy 157
- Clinical Trial 153
- Cyclophosphamide 140
- Pembrolizumab 134
- Cisplatin 133
- Trastuzumab 125
- Doxorubicin 122
- Capecitabine 114
- Docetaxel 114
- Pemetrexed 114
- Oxaliplatin 108
- FOLFOX 107
- Gastrectomy 103
- Bevacizumab 99
- Colectomy 97
- Reconstruction 95
- Ileostomy 90
- Ostomy 87
- Letrozole 82
- Hysterectomy 77
- Anastrozole 74
- Colostomy 67
- Etoposide 66
- Osimertinib 65
- Nivolumab 64
- Palliative Care 63
- Lymphadenectomy 58
- SBRT 55
- FOLFIRI 42
- Afatinib 41
- Pertuzumab 41
- Gemcitabine 40
- Irinotecan 37
- Debulking 36
- Endocrine Therapy 36
- Fertility Preservation 36
- Palbociclib 35
- Erlotinib 32
- Goserelin 31
- Local Therapy 31
- Fulvestrant 29
- Antibody Therapy 28
- Rehabilitation 28
- Olaparib 27
- Zoledronic acid 27
- Oophorectomy 26
- Abemaciclib 25
- Genetic Testing 25
- DIEP flap 23
- Enhertu 23
- VATS 23
- Ramucirumab 22
- Alectinib 21
- Atezolizumab 21
- Durvalumab 21
- Exemestane 19
- T-DM1 18
- Bone Modifying Agent 16
- Cetuximab 16
- Denosumab 16
- CAPOX 15
- Panitumumab 15
- Biomarker Testing 14
- Crizotinib 14
- Quadrantectomy 14
- Complementary Therapy 13
- Imaging Diagnostics 13
- Lorlatinib 13
- Procedure 13
- Ribociclib 13
- Systemic Therapy 13
- Craniotomy 12
- Diagnostic Workup 12
- FOLFIRINOX 12
- HIPEC 11
- IMRT 11
- Ovarian Suppression 10
- Self Help 10
- Thoracotomy 10
- AC-T 9
- Hepatectomy 9
- Ipilimumab 9
- Maintenance Therapy 9
- TAS-102 9
- Ablation 8
- Ctdna Monitoring 8
- FEC 8
- Ostomy Care 8
- Second Opinion 8
Narrower collections
Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer · Surgery 960
- Breast Cancer · Chemotherapy 726
- Breast Cancer · mastectomy 624
- Breast Cancer · Radiation 591
- Breast Cancer · Hormone Therapy 447
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 295
- Breast Cancer · Targeted Therapy 247
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive 242
- Breast Cancer · lumpectomy 208
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 167
- Breast Cancer · paclitaxel 166
- Breast Cancer · Triple-Negative 161
- Breast Cancer · tamoxifen 160
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 155
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive 153
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Chemotherapy 143
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 142
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · mastectomy 141
- Breast Cancer · Supportive Care 140
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive 136
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Hormone Therapy 136
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Hormone Therapy 135
- Breast Cancer · cyclophosphamide 133
- Breast Cancer · Stage 3 131
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · mastectomy 131
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Radiation 125
- Breast Cancer · Stage 1 113
- Breast Cancer · doxorubicin 105
- Breast Cancer · trastuzumab 105
- Breast Cancer · Reconstruction 94
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 · Radiation 92
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Chemotherapy 87
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · mastectomy 87
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · ER Positive 87
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Hormone Therapy 85
- Breast Cancer · Triple-Negative · Radiation 84
- Breast Cancer · docetaxel 81
- Breast Cancer · letrozole 81
- Breast Cancer · PR Positive · Radiation 80
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive · trastuzumab 78
- Breast Cancer · carboplatin 73
- Breast Cancer · Surveillance 73
- Breast Cancer · Stage 2 · Hormone Therapy 73
- Breast Cancer · HER2 Positive · Radiation 72
- Breast Cancer · anastrozole 71
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · tamoxifen 70
- Breast Cancer · ER Positive · Targeted Therapy 68
- 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 54
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · tamoxifen 54
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · HER2 Positive 53
- Breast Cancer · Stage 1 · Chemotherapy 51
- Breast Cancer · lymphadenectomy 44
- Breast Cancer · capecitabine 43
- Breast Cancer · Hormone Receptor Positive 41
- Breast Cancer · pertuzumab 40
- Breast Cancer · Clinical Trial 37
- Breast Cancer · Endocrine Therapy 36
- Breast Cancer · Stage 4 · Triple-Negative 36
- Breast Cancer · BRCA1 Mutation 35
- Breast Cancer · palbociclib 35
- Breast Cancer · goserelin 31
- Breast Cancer · fulvestrant 29
- 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 · Metastatic 17
- Breast Cancer · T-DM1 17
- Breast Cancer · Stage 0 16
- Breast Cancer · BRCA2 Mutation 16
- Breast Cancer · Enhertu 16
- Breast Cancer · oophorectomy 14
- Breast Cancer · Palliative Care 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
Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer · Surgery 449
- Colorectal Cancer · Chemotherapy 403
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 220
- Colorectal Cancer · Radiation 176
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 3 123
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 3 · Surgery 106
- Colorectal Cancer · Surveillance 99
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFOX 97
- Colorectal Cancer · colectomy 90
- Colorectal Cancer · Ostomy 86
- Colorectal Cancer · ileostomy 85
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 72
- Colorectal Cancer · oxaliplatin 71
- Colorectal Cancer · Targeted Therapy 67
- Colorectal Cancer · colostomy 62
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · FOLFOX 60
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 59
- Colorectal Cancer · Supportive Care 56
- Colorectal Cancer · capecitabine 55
- Colorectal Cancer · Immunotherapy 44
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFIRI 40
- Colorectal Cancer · bevacizumab 39
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 2 36
- Colorectal Cancer · Clinical Trial 28
- Colorectal Cancer · Lynch Syndrome 27
- Colorectal Cancer · Stage 1 21
- Colorectal Cancer · Local Therapy 21
- Colorectal Cancer · hysterectomy 19
- Colorectal Cancer · irinotecan 18
- Colorectal Cancer · Metastatic 17
- Colorectal Cancer · MSI High 17
- Colorectal Cancer · panitumumab 15
- Colorectal Cancer · CAPOX 14
- Colorectal Cancer · Rehabilitation 14
- Colorectal Cancer · cetuximab 13
- Colorectal Cancer · KRAS Mutation 12
- Colorectal Cancer · pembrolizumab 11
- Colorectal Cancer · FOLFIRINOX 10
- Colorectal Cancer · Genetic Testing 10
- Colorectal Cancer · hepatectomy 9
- Colorectal Cancer · BRAF Mutation 8
- Colorectal Cancer · Fertility Preservation 8
- Colorectal Cancer · Ostomy Care 8
Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer · Chemotherapy 386
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 384
- Lung Cancer · Surgery 325
- Lung Cancer · Targeted Therapy 297
- Lung Cancer · Radiation 242
- Lung Cancer · Immunotherapy 237
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Chemotherapy 217
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Targeted Therapy 213
- Lung Cancer · carboplatin 168
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Radiation 150
- Lung Cancer · lobectomy 149
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Immunotherapy 146
- Lung Cancer · Supportive Care 142
- Lung Cancer · EGFR Mutation 112
- Lung Cancer · pemetrexed 112
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Surgery 112
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · carboplatin 104
- Lung Cancer · pembrolizumab 92
- Lung Cancer · cisplatin 91
- Lung Cancer · paclitaxel 85
- Lung Cancer · Stage 3 77
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · pemetrexed 75
- Lung Cancer · Surveillance 74
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · EGFR Mutation 74
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · Supportive Care 72
- Lung Cancer · osimertinib 65
- Lung Cancer · ALK Positive 62
- Lung Cancer · Clinical Trial 61
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · pembrolizumab 59
- Lung Cancer · EGFR Mutation · osimertinib 56
- Lung Cancer · Stage 1 53
- Lung Cancer · Stage 4 · ALK Positive 53
- Lung Cancer · etoposide 46
- Lung Cancer · SBRT 38
- Lung Cancer · afatinib 37
- Lung Cancer · bevacizumab 37
- Lung Cancer · nivolumab 37
- Lung Cancer · erlotinib 32
- Lung Cancer · Metastatic 25
- Lung Cancer · Stage 2 25
- Lung Cancer · docetaxel 25
- Lung Cancer · PD-L1 Positive 21
- Lung Cancer · VATS 21
- Lung Cancer · KRAS Mutation 20
- Lung Cancer · alectinib 20
- Lung Cancer · durvalumab 20
- Lung Cancer · TP53 Mutation 19
- Lung Cancer · atezolizumab 18
- Lung Cancer · gemcitabine 17
- Lung Cancer · ROS1 Positive 15
- Lung Cancer · crizotinib 14
- Lung Cancer · Imaging Diagnostics 13
- Lung Cancer · lorlatinib 13
- Lung Cancer · irinotecan 12
- Lung Cancer · Palliative Care 12
- Lung Cancer · HER2 Mutation 11
- Lung Cancer · Biomarker Testing 11
- Lung Cancer · lymphadenectomy 10
- Lung Cancer · Diagnostic Workup 9
- Lung Cancer · Procedure 9
- Lung Cancer · trastuzumab 9
- Lung Cancer · Antibody Therapy 8
- Lung Cancer · IMRT 8
Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Cancer · Surgery 146
- Gastric Cancer · gastrectomy 101
- Gastric Cancer · Chemotherapy 98
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 4 72
- Gastric Cancer · oxaliplatin 34
- Gastric Cancer · Immunotherapy 26
- Gastric Cancer · Radiation 26
- Gastric Cancer · Targeted Therapy 26
- Gastric Cancer · paclitaxel 22
- Gastric Cancer · Palliative Care 21
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 1 17
- Gastric Cancer · nivolumab 17
- Gastric Cancer · Metastatic 16
- Gastric Cancer · ramucirumab 16
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 3 15
- Gastric Cancer · capecitabine 15
- Gastric Cancer · cisplatin 15
- Gastric Cancer · FOLFOX 10
- Gastric Cancer · Stage 2 9
- Gastric Cancer · CDH1 Mutation 8
- Gastric Cancer · Clinical Trial 8
- Gastric Cancer · trastuzumab 8
Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer · Surgery 142
- Ovarian Cancer · Chemotherapy 126
- Ovarian Cancer · carboplatin 58
- Ovarian Cancer · paclitaxel 58
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 3 35
- Ovarian Cancer · hysterectomy 35
- Ovarian Cancer · Targeted Therapy 34
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 4 31
- Ovarian Cancer · debulking 30
- Ovarian Cancer · bevacizumab 19
- Ovarian Cancer · Clinical Trial 18
- Ovarian Cancer · Stage 1 17
- Ovarian Cancer · doxorubicin 15
- Ovarian Cancer · Radiation 15
- Ovarian Cancer · cisplatin 14
- Ovarian Cancer · Hormone Therapy 14
- Ovarian Cancer · BRCA1 Mutation 13
- Ovarian Cancer · etoposide 12
- Ovarian Cancer · Immunotherapy 12
- Ovarian Cancer · olaparib 12
- Ovarian Cancer · Metastatic 11
- Ovarian Cancer · oophorectomy 10
- Ovarian Cancer · gemcitabine 8
- Ovarian Cancer · Palliative Care 8