Breast Cancer: Helen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Helen

Helen said her breast cancer was in remission and that she was not taking medication after lumpectomy.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Joanna's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Joanna, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

By late 2023, Joanna had completed treatment for Stage III breast cancer, was no longer taking medication, and described herself as living free of cancer.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Thamires's Patient Story

Patient Info: Thamires | Stage III

She is undergoing treatment for Stage III breast cancer, with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation included in the treatment plan.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Karen's Patient Story

Patient Info: Karen, Female, 50s | Stage I

Karen was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer in October 2023 and was receiving ongoing chemotherapy as part of a recommended plan that also included lumpectomy and radiation therapy.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Toni's Patient Story

Patient Info: Toni | Stage I

Toni had recently been diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer and was preparing to begin treatment.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Amanda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amanda, Female, 70+ | Stage II

Amanda completed breast-conserving surgery, lymph-node surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. She entered survivorship and focused on living one day at a time rather than using a specific remission label.

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Stage I Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Tracy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Tracy | Stage I

Biomarkers: Triple-negative

Some time after treatment, Tracy remained worried that her triple-negative breast cancer might not go away.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Transito's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Transito | Stage I

Transito said she was in remission after treatment and continued taking hormone medication.

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Stage IV Breast Cancer: Anna's Patient Story

Patient Info: Anna, Female, 60s | Stage IV

As of 2023, Anna was living with Stage IV breast cancer and receiving treatment that included lumpectomy surgery, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy as her plan.

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Breast Cancer: Mina's Patient Story

Patient Info: Mina

Mina completed surgery and radiation treatment and remained on hormone therapy.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Anne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Anne, Female, 50s | Stage II

As of 2023, Anne was receiving/continuing care for Stage II breast cancer after lumpectomy, paclitaxel chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a targeted-therapy plan reduced to 9 rounds by insurance coverage.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Annie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Annie, Female, 40s | Stage II

As of 2023, Annie was still receiving care for Stage II breast cancer after completing chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, with lumpectomy, lymphadenectomy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy still ahead in her plan.

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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Stephanie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Stephanie, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: ER-negative; PR-negative; HER2-negative; genetic testing negative

As of October 2022, Stephanie had completed treatment for triple-negative breast cancer in January 2022, follow-up tests showed she was cancer-free, and she had no evidence of cancer.

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Stage IV PIK3CA Breast Cancer: Abigail's Patient Story

Patient Info: Abigail, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Hormone-positive breast cancer with PIK3CA mutation and germline ATM mutation; later PD-L1 somatic change reported. HER2 not stated.

Metastatic Site: Bone, including femurs, spine, and humeri; later liver

As of October 2022, Abigail was living with Stage IV hormone-positive metastatic breast cancer after years of treatment, bone-dominant disease that later involved the liver, targeted therapies, genomic testing, and advocacy around clinical trials and patient research participation.

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HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Feyama's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Feyama Ashby, Female

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

As of September 2022, Feyama had completed chemotherapy, lumpectomy with lymph-node removal, reconstruction, and 6 weeks of VMAT radiation, and was entering close monitoring for 5 years before survivorship clinic follow-up.

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Stage III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Marlena's Patient Story

Patient Info: Marlena Murphy, Female, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: triple-negative

Later testing found cancer cells after Marlena noticed a small bump under her right arm. She died on July 3, 2024.

Stage I HR-Positive Breast Cancer: Faye's Patient Story

Patient Info: Faye Ruopp, Female, 60s | Stage I

Biomarkers: ER-positive

Completed lumpectomy and radiation and began long-term hormone therapy in September 2014.

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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Eileen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Eileen, Female

As of March 2022, Eileen described herself as having no evidence of disease after double mastectomy, multiple surgeries for necrosis complications, and oophorectomy with benign biopsy findings, while continuing 4-month oncology follow-up.

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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Stephanie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Stephanie, Female, 60s

As of February 2022, Stephanie was living with locoregional recurrent ILC after extensive surgery and ongoing treatment with Ibrance/Femara, with recent bone, abdomen, and chest scans showing no new cancer growth and continued Femara without chemotherapy.

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HR-Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Suzanne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Suzanne, Female, 50s

Biomarkers: ER-positive

Suzanne had completed breast surgery with no cancer found in the lymph nodes and was preparing to complete radiation followed by long-term anti-estrogen therapy.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Sarah's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Sarah | Stage II

Sarah says she is in remission and continues hormone therapy.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Elsa's Patient Story

Patient Info: Elsa | Stage II

Elsa said her breast cancer was in remission and continued anastrozole hormone therapy after lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Sylvia's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Sylvia | Stage III

Two years after her November 2022 diagnosis, Sylvia reports being in remission and remains on hormone therapy.

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Breast Cancer: Tessa's Patient Story

Patient Info: Tessa

Tessa’s small 12 mm breast tumor was found on routine mammography, and she chose lumpectomy and radiotherapy while declining anastrozole after weighing menopause-related quality-of-life concerns.

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