Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Lindy's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Lymph nodes; liver; lungs

As of February 2025, Lindy was living with treatable but incurable Stage IV colon cancer involving lymph nodes, liver, and lungs, with good response to chemotherapy and ongoing maintenance treatment.

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Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Nicola's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Nicola, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: BRAF: wild-type / non-BRAF colorectal adenocarcinoma

Metastatic Site: Brain

As of January 2025, Nicola had been in remission for 9 months after treatment for Stage IV colorectal cancer with brain metastasis and remained under high-risk monitoring.

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Scott’s Stage 3 Rectal Cancer Story

Patient Info: Scott, Male | Stage III

After surgery and ostomy reversal, Scott described himself as a 2-time cancer survivor and continued an active life.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Scott's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Scott, Male | Stage III

Scott completed chemotherapy and radiation for Stage III rectal cancer, later had ileostomy surgery in May 2023 after cancer cells were found on follow-up, and underwent reversal in August 2023. As of January 2025, he described himself as going strong and proud to be a survivor.

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Stage IV HER2-Positive Colorectal Cancer: Emily's Patient Story

Patient Info: Emily King, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

Metastatic Site: lungs

Emily remained on active treatment for metastatic HER2-positive colon cancer, and her current Boston treatment had shrunk the cancer by 20% with fewer side effects.

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My COLON CANCER Spread to My Brain!

Patient Info: Nicola, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: brain

Nicola described a clear brain MRI after craniotomy and radiation and said she was 9 months in remission, while remaining on high-risk surveillance.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Rachael's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Ovaries; liver

As of January 2025, Rachael had completed intensive chemotherapy for Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer involving the ovaries and liver and was awaiting scans to determine whether liver surgery and HIPEC would be next.

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How I Found Out I Had Stage 4 Colon Cancer!

Patient Info: Rachael Marie, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: ovaries, liver

Rachael completed 12 cycles of FOLFOX/oxaliplatin; colonoscopy looked clear, liver lesions had shrunk, and no new lesions were reported, with further surgical planning pending.

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Metastatic MSI-H colon cancer reaches pathologic complete response after immunotherapy and bevacizumab

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

Biomarkers: KRAS, MSI-H

Metastatic Site: liver

The resected liver lesions showed pathologic complete response, and the last CT/MRI in November 2023 showed no recurrence or metastasis, more than 5 years after diagnosis.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Roshonda's Patient Story

Patient Info: Roshonda, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Lung

As of January 2025, Roshonda was living after treatment for Stage IV rectal cancer with a lung spot, including chemoradiation, IV chemotherapy, and permanent colostomy surgery.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Roshonda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Roshonda Clark, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Roshonda completed chemoradiation and permanent-colostomy surgery, returned to work, and described living day by day with recurrence worries but no active treatment reported.

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Stage IV cecum cancer with liver and ovarian metastases: ramucirumab-related nephrotic syndrome and glomerular microangiopathy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Cancer biomarkers were not reported. Kidney injury workup showed severe protein leakage and biopsy-proven glomerular microangiopathy.

Metastatic Site: liver, right ovary

The liver metastasis shrank after XELOX plus bevacizumab and metastatic liver/ovarian sites were resected, but ramucirumab-based second-line therapy was stopped after nephrotic syndrome and severe glomerular microangiopathy; blood pressure and proteinuria improved with telmisartan.

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Stage II Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Carmen's Patient Story

Patient Info: Carmen | Stage II

Carmen remains on chemotherapy after surgery and radiotherapy for Stage II colon cancer.

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Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With Severe Hypocalcemia After Denosumab

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+ | Stage IV

Biomarkers: MLH1, PMS2, MSH2 and MSH6 retained; DPYD wild type

Metastatic Site: bone, liver

Bone imaging in November 2023 showed progression with more extensive skeletal involvement while he remained under care for metastatic colorectal cancer.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Linda's Patient Story

Patient Info: Linda | Stage III

In 2025, Linda was still receiving chemotherapy after radiation therapy for Stage III colorectal cancer and was awaiting post-treatment imaging.

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Sensitive Stomach To STAGE 4 Cancer

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

Metastatic Site: liver

Shayla had completed 4 rounds of chemotherapy and liver resection and was preparing to restart chemotherapy for 8 additional rounds; final disease status was not yet reported.

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Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Lindy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Lindy Avalos, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: lymph nodes, liver, lungs

As of December 2024, Lindy was on maintenance chemotherapy after 6 months of oxaliplatin and said she had been responding fairly well, though she was still living with Stage IV disease.

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Colon cancer recurring in the spleen with a serious splenic abscess

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: KRAS wild-type, NRAS wild-type, BRAF wild-type

Metastatic Site: spleen

More than 5 years after his 2016 colectomy, he was treated for metastatic recurrence. Disease was assessed as stable during systemic therapy, and he later recovered well after splenectomy for confirmed splenic metastasis.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Kate's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: outside the colon (exact site not specified)

As of December 2024, Kate was still receiving chemotherapy, but scans after 4 rounds showed shrinkage and no new spread.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Jose's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Jose Santos, Male, 40s | Stage III

As of December 2024, more than 2 years after surgery for Stage III colorectal cancer, Jose had no evidence of disease, had adapted well to his ileostomy, and no longer had ulcerative colitis symptoms.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Monica's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: lymph nodes

As of November 2024, Monica was still in active treatment, but lymph nodes had shrunk after chemotherapy and further surgery plus additional chemotherapy were planned.

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Jazz: Stage III / borderline Stage IV colorectal cancer

Patient Info: Jazz, Male | Stage III

As of November 2024, Jazz was in active treatment for Stage III / borderline Stage IV colorectal cancer after colostomy surgery, chemotherapy, stomach tumor removal, and radiation, with surgery still planned for the remaining tumor.

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Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Casandra's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver, lungs

As of November 2024, Casandra had been diagnosed just over a month earlier and was receiving aggressive every-2-week systemic therapy with the goal of shrinking disease enough to create surgical options.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Jazz's Patient Story

Patient Info: Jazz Page, Male | Stage III

As of November 2024, Jazz was still in active treatment planning with radiation, oral chemotherapy pills, and final surgery expected; no post-treatment remission status was reported.

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