Colorectal Cancer: 402 Real Stories
402 stories match colorectal cancer. 338 of them mention surgery.
Colorectal Cancer: Hai’s Patient Story
Hai Sheng's cancer journey began when a company health screening found very low hemoglobin. Doctors suspected internal bleeding, and he needed 7 packets of blood transfusion over 3 days before he was fit for colonoscopy. The procedure found a tumor at the…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Andria’s Patient Story
Andria was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer after chronic constipation and intermittent bright red blood in her stool led to a colonoscopy. The diagnosis came more than 3 years before she shared her story. Early in treatment, Andria felt discouraged…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Iris’s Survivor Story
Iris Niebling was 63 at the time of her interview and had been diagnosed with anal carcinoma at 47. She had not noticed bowel-cancer symptoms herself; the diagnosis began during a gynecologic checkup, when her doctor felt a nodule near the rectal area…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Alan’s Survivor Story
Alan Traynor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and referred to The Christie for specialist treatment. His care was led by consultant colorectal surgeon Mr Paul Sutton, a specialist in advanced colorectal cancer and complex operations for difficult-to-treat…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Sebastian’s Patient Story
Sebastian Clegg, a 54-year-old barrister from Northwich and father of 3, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in April 2022. By summer 2023, the cancer had spread and was considered inoperable. He was receiving chemotherapy every 2 weeks at The Christie to shrink…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer Patient Story
This anonymous colorectal cancer experience focuses on colectomy, a surgery used when part or all of the colon must be removed. The central experience is surgery and recovery rather than a long medication timeline. During colectomy, the surgeon may connect…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Pedro’s Patient Story
Pedro was 83 when he wrote about living with colon cancer that had spread to his liver. He learned about the diagnosis in February 2020, just as COVID restrictions were beginning, and he had to wait about 3 months before treatment could start. That delay gave…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Anna’s Patient Story
Anna Rusch was 71 when she described living with colon cancer and a permanent end stoma. About 3 years earlier, she noticed blood in her stool and went to a doctor, who first thought hemorrhoids were the cause. Only after a friend urged her to seek another…
Read this storyStage II Colorectal Cancer: Paul’s Survivor Story
Paul Reinauer was 73 when he reflected on colon cancer diagnosed at age 54. For a long time, he noticed blood in his stool and thought it might be hemorrhoids. When he finally saw a doctor, a tissue sample led to the diagnosis of bowel cancer. The news…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Petra’s Patient Story
Petra Thomas was 32 when she described life 2 years after being diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer. Blood in her stool first appeared about 9 months before diagnosis, but she was initially reassured that she was too young for cancer and probably had…
Read this storyStage III Colorectal Cancer: Laura’s Patient Story
Laura Filip was 34 when she was living through treatment for rectal cancer diagnosed in December 2022. Blood in her stool during summer 2022 led to testing, including a colonoscopy that found the tumor. A coronavirus infection delayed her hospital admission…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Joachim’s Survivor Story
Joachim Braun was 55 and married when he described an early rectal cancer found 5 years earlier. One day at age 50, he noticed blood in his stool. After waiting a few days and hoping it would stop, he went to a doctor, who immediately referred him for…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Margarete’s Patient Story
Margarete Reichle was 78 when colorectal cancer was discovered only recently. She first noticed blood in her stool, pain, and dramatic weight loss. Because she was taking blood-thinning medication, she initially thought the bleeding might be related to that…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Uwe’s Patient Story
Uwe Dierks was 63 when he shared the long-term effects of rectal cancer diagnosed in 2011. For about 1 year before diagnosis, he had worsening bowel problems, nighttime toilet trips, bleeding, and weight loss. Colonoscopy found a tumor, and his doctor was…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Clara’s Survivor Story
Clara Ott was 75 when she looked back on rectal cancer diagnosed at age 49 after many years of ulcerative colitis. She had been under regular medical observation since ulcerative colitis was found at age 25. When several examinations eventually showed rectal…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Jan’s Survivor Story
Jan Holgersson was 59 when he reflected on colorectal cancer diagnosed at age 55. He had lived with persistent diarrhea for more than 6 months but did not take it seriously until the symptoms worsened. Hospital testing found cancer, and he initially feared…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Emil’s Patient Story
Emil Groh was 56 when he described living with end-stage rectal cancer that had spread to the lungs and liver. About 1.5 years earlier, blood in his stool and major weight loss led him to medical care. Blood tests prompted hospital admission, and colonoscopy…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Tim’s Patient Story
Tim Meier was 31 when he described living with rectal cancer that had repeatedly spread to the liver. In late 2020, depression, constant fatigue, fever episodes, and side pain led to medical testing. Ultrasound showed suspicious findings in the liver, and…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Rosi’s Survivor Story
Rosi Blumenthal was 75 when she described colorectal cancer that was found after a screening test for hidden blood in the stool at her gynecologist’s office. A colonoscopy followed. At first, she thought the problem might be another bowel fistula, something…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Lisa’s Survivor Story
Lisa Roth was 59 when she reflected on colorectal cancer connected to Lynch syndrome, also called HNPCC. She was about 45 when the diagnosis first entered her life. One morning before work, she suddenly had intense urgency and heavy bleeding from the bowel…
Read this storyStage IV Colorectal Cancer: Erna’s Survivor Story
Erna Hettich was 72 when she described rectal cancer in the context of a strong family history of colorectal cancer. During a vacation, she noticed blood in her stool and frequent bowel movements, even though her yearly occult-blood test had not shown…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Holger’s Survivor Story
Holger Pfleger was 73 when he looked back on advanced rectal cancer diagnosed in 2004. Two years earlier, a screening colonoscopy had not found anything suspicious. Later he developed diarrhea and weight loss, and a second colonoscopy found a low rectal…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Klaus’s Survivor Story
Klaus Wippich was 64 when he described rectal cancer that began when he was 28. After moving to a new city, he noticed blood in his stool. He had previously thought his symptoms were hemorrhoids, but a new doctor diagnosed rectal cancer. Treatment moved…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Dieter’s Survivor Story
Dieter Loewe was 68 when he described rectal cancer diagnosed in 2006. He had pain during bowel movements, but an initial medical visit did not find anything abnormal. When the pain continued, his wife pushed him to seek care again. Colonoscopy found 2…
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