Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Shawn's Patient Story

Patient Info: Shawn Michael, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver, spleen, lung

Recovering from emergency surgery for Stage IV colorectal cancer involving the liver, spleen, and lung, with systemic chemotherapy and additional specialist treatment planned. As of February 2025, he was actively managing metastatic disease.

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Shawn: Stage IV Colorectal Cancer

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

As of February 2025, Shawn had completed surgery for Stage IV colorectal cancer and was preparing to begin chemotherapy while recovering physically and emotionally.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Shayla's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of February 2025, Shayla was in ongoing treatment for Stage IV colorectal cancer with liver metastasis after 4 rounds of chemotherapy, liver resection, and resumed chemotherapy.

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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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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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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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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 I colon cancer: living 10 years after diagnosis

Patient Info: Rashawn Mitchell, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Rashawn described reaching 10 years cancer-free after Stage I colon cancer surgery, with ongoing colonoscopy surveillance.

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Stage I Colorectal Cancer: Rashawn's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Rashawn, Female | Stage I

As of January 2025, Rashawn was a 10-year Stage I colorectal cancer survivor after surgery and continued regular screening and proactive health monitoring.

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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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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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Rectal cancer surgically treated during care for synchronous esophageal cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

At 24-month follow-up, there was no evidence of rectal cancer.

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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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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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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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Rectal adenocarcinoma causing severe secretory diarrhea and kidney failure

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

He recovered without surgical complications and had marked improvement in strength and quality of life during the first 30 postoperative days.

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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 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 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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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Casandra's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Casandra | Stage II

Casandra was declared cancer-free in February 2025 and continues to cope with fatigue, fear of recurrence and mistrust after a prolonged diagnostic delay.

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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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Cecal cancer discovered after severe Clostridium septicum infection and neurologic injury

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

The cecal tumor was surgically removed. He was discharged in stable condition but still had substantial neurologic deficits from the preceding septic embolic illness.

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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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