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

Patient Info: Brian Beck, 50s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

Metastatic Site: liver

Brian was receiving tucatinib plus trastuzumab on a clinical trial and was working full time 4.5 years after his Stage IV diagnosis.

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Danielle's Patient Story

Patient Info: Danielle Archer, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: No genetic markers reported

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs

As of August 2023, Danielle was living with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer involving liver and lung lesions that were stable on ongoing treatment and 3-month surveillance scans.

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Rectal Cancer Treated With Radiation, FOLFOX and Surgery in a Woman With a Separate Breast Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 60s

Surgery showed only minimal residual rectal adenocarcinoma with clear margins, and later follow-up described both of her cancers as appearing in remission.

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From Fatigue to Stage 4 Colon Cancer in Months: Trevor Maxwell’s Story

Patient Info: Trevor Maxwell, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of August 2023, Trevor was living with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer and continued to describe his prognosis as uncertain while focusing on mental health and community support for men with cancer.

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Colorectal cancer causing severe hip/back pain and kidney swelling

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male | Stage IV

Biomarkers: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 expression retained; metastatic cells CK20-

Metastatic Site: distant lymph nodes; left psoas muscle /…

He had active metastatic colorectal cancer with malignant psoas syndrome; his condition worsened after the second palliative FOLFOX cycle and chemotherapy was discontinued.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Jason's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Jason Randall; Amy Hart, Male; Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Jason: tailbone recurrence/site described; Amy: not…

As of August 2023, Jason was almost 5 years into Stage IV colorectal cancer survivorship and living with a permanent colostomy after recurrence treatment; Amy was several years into Stage IIIB colorectal survivorship and living an active life with an ostomy.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Gene's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Gene Jones, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lung

As of July 2023, Gene was an 81-year-old, 30-year Stage IV colon cancer survivor with no active colon cancer reported after chemotherapy, cryoablation/liver surgery, later liver surgery, and left-lung surgery.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Michelle's Patient Story

Patient Info: Michelle Cappel, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Leg/femoral nerve area

As of July 2023, Michelle was living with recurrent Stage IV colorectal cancer after prior NED, leg/femoral-nerve recurrence, radiation, surgery with clear margins, and ongoing surveillance.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Michelle's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Michelle Cappel, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Lynch syndrome negative; no hereditary genetic markers reported

Metastatic Site: Ovary

As of July 2023, Michelle had achieved no evidence of disease after FOLFOX chemotherapy and 12-hour surgery for Stage IV colorectal cancer with ovarian metastasis, while continuing to live with scan anxiety and surveillance.

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Colorectal Cancer: Maria's Patient Story

Patient Info: Maria Dupree, Female, 50s

As of June 2023, Maria had recovered well from robotic anterior resection for proximal rectal cancer and had undergone additional chemotherapy; no formal stage, biomarker result, metastatic disease, or NED status is stated.

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My Colorectal Cancer Story: How I Changed My Diet After Cancer

Patient Info: Angelica Allen, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

As of June 2023, Angelica was all-clear after 5 years following Stage III bowel cancer treatment and described survivorship changes in diet, exercise, rest, stress, and emotional healing.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Angelica's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Angelica Allen, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

As of June 2023, Angelica had received her 5-year all-clear after Stage III bowel cancer treatment; later colonoscopy surveillance was reassuring and a liver cyst had disappeared.

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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Wendy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Wendy Tamis Robbins, 50s | Stage II

Wendy was cancer-free and in surveillance with regular scans and check-ups after surgery and chemotherapy.

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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Stephanie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Stephanie Tufano, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

As of June 2023, Stephanie had Stage II colon cancer removed surgically, received a clean bill of health, did not need chemotherapy or further treatment, and returned to running, coaching and family life.

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My Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Story: How I Never Lost Hope

Patient Info: Jason Randall, Male | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs; bone/sacrum

As of June 2023, Jason had a negative Signatera test, CT scans showing 9 months with no evidence of disease, and about 2.5 years off chemotherapy after Stage IV colorectal cancer treatment and lung ablation.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Bart's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Bart Wilson, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of May 2023, Bart had shown no evidence of disease for almost 3 years after surgery, FOLFOX, portal vein embolization, extended right hepatectomy, and adjuvant capecitabine for Stage IV colon cancer with liver metastases.

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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Amanda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amanda, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: Genetic mutations involving colon, kidney, and skin cancer risk were reported; specific genes were not named

As of May 2023, Amanda had completed surgery and chemotherapy for Stage IIA sigmoid colon cancer and was in close surveillance, with CT scans every 6 months, bloodwork every 3 months, colonoscopy follow-up, and normal cancer-marker bloodwork.

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Stage IV colorectal cancer: remission after treatment

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage IV

As of April 2023, the story identified remission after Stage IV colorectal cancer treatment and described ongoing physical and emotional effects of living with a colostomy.

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Young colon cancer patient: surgery and fertility uncertainty

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, Under 40

As of April 2023, the story described surgery and uncertainty about future fertility; it did not confirm remission, recurrence, or long-term disease status.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Amy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amy, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

Biomarkers: Lynch syndrome

As of April 2023, Amy had no evidence of disease after Stage IIIB Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer treatment, with clear scans/tumor-residue testing and ongoing Lynch syndrome surveillance.

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Stage III MSI-High Colorectal Cancer: Amy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Amy Hart, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

Biomarkers: Lynch syndrome; tumor described as Lynch-related but not MSI-high

As of March 2023, Amy’s story described Stage IIIB colorectal/rectal cancer diagnosis, Lynch syndrome confirmation, rapid start of daily radiation, and major surgery planning; no completed-treatment, recurrence, NED, or cancer-free status was stated.

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How I Found Out I had Colon Cancer: I Wrote Off All My Symptoms

Patient Info: Haley P., Female, Under 40 | Stage III

As of March 2023, Haley had completed surgery, CAPOX chemotherapy, and 3 years of daily recurrence-prevention trial pills, with ongoing low-touch trial follow-up and no active recurrence described.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Carmen's Survivor Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of March 2023, Carmen was in remission after Stage IV rectal cancer with liver metastasis was treated with radiation, chemotherapy, rectum/liver surgery, temporary ileostomy, and ileostomy reversal, with recent CT scans showing no evidence of disease.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: JJ's Patient Story

Patient Info: JJ, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Microsatellite-mutated disease mentioned in clinical-trial context; exact MSI/MMR result not otherwise specified

Metastatic Site: Abdominal wall; lymph nodes; stomach/intestinal outlet…

As of January 2023, JJ was living with incurable Stage IV colon cancer on pembrolizumab/Keytruda clinical-trial infusions every 3 weeks; the trial had kept the abdominal tumor mass from spreading and had helped him live beyond the prognosis he feared, but it was not described as curative.

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