panitumumab for Colorectal Cancer: 9 Real Stories

9 stories match colorectal cancer and panitumumab. 8 of them mention surgery.

  1. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Ken’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · colectomy

    Ken was 59 when Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer was found after years of intermittent bowel changes. He had loose stools, increasing bathroom frequency, and occasional blood, but no abdominal pain and no major appetite problems, so he kept hoping the symptoms…

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  2. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Helen’s Survivor Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · FOLFIRI

    Helen was 49 when symptoms that seemed like a urinary tract infection led to a Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer diagnosis. She had pelvic pressure, burning with urination, bowel changes, bloating, and low energy. After 3 rounds of antibiotics and 2 enemas that…

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  3. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Joe’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · capecitabine · Chemotherapy

    Joe never had blood in his stool. His warning signs were fatigue, loss of appetite, feeling generally off, and then severe shoulder, back, stomach, and liver-area pain. Because he worked long hours in the restaurant industry, the fatigue was easy to explain…

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  4. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Alyssa’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · FOLFIRI

    Alyssa Kelly was 38 and pregnant in early 2021 when abdominal discomfort, weight loss and a concerning ultrasound finding led to an MRI. The news came by phone: Stage IV colon cancer. The main tumor was the size of a softball and pressed on her uterus…

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  5. Stage IV BRAF Colorectal Cancer: Jackson’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · BRAF Mutation · Chemotherapy · colostomy

    Jackson was 27 when worsening fatigue, thinning stool, blood in his stool, severe stomach pain, and projectile vomiting led him to the ER. He was diagnosed on January 11, 2025 with Stage IV colon cancer, a complete bowel blockage, and more than 40 tumors in…

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  6. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Heather’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · FOLFOX

    Heather Candrilli was 35 when severe bloating and later rectal bleeding led her to a gastroenterologist. An abdominal ultrasound found lesions throughout her liver, and colonoscopy later found the colon mass. She was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer in…

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  7. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Steve’s Survivor Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · FOLFIRI

    Steve Slack was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer at age 48 after 2 years of bowel symptoms, including blood in the stool, changing bowel habits, bloating, gas-like pain, and abdominal pain. A colonoscopy on June 18, 2021, found a large tumor that…

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  8. Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Jason’s Survivor Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · colostomy

    Jason Randall was diagnosed with Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer on July 17, 2018, after severe abdominal pain and bowel obstruction symptoms led to imaging. About 80% of his liver was covered with metastatic disease, and his sigmoid colon was fully blocked, so…

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  9. Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Amanda’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · Chemotherapy · FOLFOX

    Amanda was 34 when she was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in April 2021. Her family history included an uncle, aunt and grandfather with colon cancer. The diagnosis of colon adenocarcinoma came as a shock, especially because she had a young son and…

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