Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Devon's Survivor Story

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

Devon first reached no evidence of disease in February 2024, then had a Stage IV recurrence in August 2024. After additional chemotherapy and radiation ending January 2025, her June 2025 scans, bloodwork, and tumor markers were clear or negative.

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Metastatic rectal cancer: complete response after repeat SBRT to oligoprogressive right lung lesion

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

Metastatic Site: liver; lung

As of June 2025, imaging 20 months after repeat SBRT showed a complete response of the treated right lower lobe lung lesion with no tumor progression.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: James's Survivor Story

Patient Info: James, Male | Stage III

James had Stage IIIC / possible Stage IV rectal cancer with major lymph node involvement and an uncertain liver spot. After chemotherapy, radiation, multiple surgeries, permanent colostomy, and adjuvant chemotherapy, he later reported no evidence of disease.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Albita's Patient Story

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

Biomarkers: Described as wild type; no hereditary genetic marker reported

Metastatic Site: liver

Albita had Stage IV colon cancer with liver metastases. As of April 2025, the only active cancer she described was still in the liver, with 3 spots remaining after chemotherapy, radiation, liver resection, hysterectomy/colon surgery, ileostomy, and ongoing/planned liver-directed treatment.

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Rectal cancer recurring years later with perineural spread and distant metastases

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

Metastatic Site: brain, lung, bone

Despite further chemotherapy, the cancer progressed to the brain, lungs and bones, and she died about 1 year later, approximately 9 years after her initial rectal-cancer treatment.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Bill's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver | Lungs | Brain

As of March 2025, Bill was living with incurable Stage IV colon cancer after liver, lung, and brain involvement, with ongoing chemotherapy and lifelong maintenance treatment.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Heather's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Heather Russell, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

In her fifth year of remission at the time of the 2025 story after treatment for Stage III rectal cancer; she had returned to family and working life, with some lasting treatment effects.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Courtney's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Courtney Vigars, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

In her fifth year of remission at the time of the 2025 story after transanal surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy for Stage III rectal cancer; she had returned to an active working life.

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Stage IV KRAS Colorectal Cancer: Bill's Patient Story

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

Biomarkers: KRAS mutation

Metastatic Site: liver; lung; brain

Bill has Stage IV KRAS G12A-mutated colon cancer with liver, lung, and brain metastases. After multiple surgeries, ablation, Gamma Knife, and repeated chemotherapy, tumors shrank and he moved to lifelong maintenance chemotherapy every 2 weeks as of March 2025.

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Edie: Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Patient Info: Edie, Female, 50s | Stage III

As of March 2025, Edie had recovered after chemotherapy, radiation, lower anterior resection, temporary ileostomy, and reversal; lymph nodes were negative, margins were clean, and follow-up scans and colonoscopies had remained clear.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Edie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Edie, Female, 50s | Stage III

After total neoadjuvant treatment, lower anterior resection, and ileostomy reversal, Edie reported clear scans/colonoscopies and described herself as a colon cancer survivor. As of February 2025, she remained in survivorship.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Denelle's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Denelle, Female | Stage III

As of February 2025, Denelle had a complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy for Stage IIIB rectal cancer, avoided surgery, and was in active surveillance with scans and scopes every 3 months.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Denelle's Patient Story

Patient Info: Denelle Chapman, Female | Stage III

After chemoradiation and systemic chemotherapy for Stage IIIB rectal cancer, Mayo Clinic scans showed a complete response midway through chemotherapy. As of February 2025, she was finishing treatment and entering surveillance rather than immediate surgery.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Evan's Patient Story

Patient Info: Evan White, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: lungs

After 1 year with no evidence of disease, Evan developed colorectal recurrence and later lung metastases; he died in October 2021 after about 4 years with cancer.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Wendy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Wendy Harpp, Female, 50s | Stage III

Wendy completed multimodal treatment in 2020 and later became an active colorectal-cancer advocate; current surveillance results and recurrence status were not reported.

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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Tracy's Survivor Story

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

As of February 2025, Tracy was in post-treatment survivorship after Stage IIB colorectal cancer treated with 28 days of Xeloda chemoradiation, colostomy surgery in December 2015, and discontinued post-surgery chemotherapy.

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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 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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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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Rectal cancer treated alongside synchronous esophageal cancer, with NED at 30 months

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

At 30-month follow-up, he was in good general condition with no evidence of rectal cancer.

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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 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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