Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Lindsay's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Left ovary; lung spot

As of June 2026, Lindsay was living with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer after FOLFOX chemotherapy, surgery, maintenance chemotherapy, relapse, and a second surgery; exact later treatment details are limited in the extracted text.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Justine's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of June 2026, Justine was living with Stage IV rectal cancer involving the liver after chemoradiation, major surgery, FOLFOX, and liver-directed local therapies.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Lee's Patient Story

Patient Info: Lee, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

Lee initially reached no evidence of disease after chemotherapy and right hemicolectomy, but the cancer recurred in the liver about 1 year later, requiring FOLFIRI and liver resection with major postoperative complications.

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Colorectal cancer mimic: benign isolated colonic neurofibroma treated with hemicolectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

Biomarkers: CEA was normal before surgery. Final pathology showed benign neurofibroma, not colorectal cancer; lymph node was reactive only.

As of May 2026, the benign cecal neurofibroma had been completely resected with negative margins, symptoms resolved, and there was no recurrence at 3 years.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Ken's Patient Story

Patient Info: Ken, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of May 2026, Ken was more than 3 years into Stage IV colorectal cancer. He was not cancer-free or NED, but described the disease as minimal and manageable with surveillance, maintenance chemotherapy/targeted therapy, and occasional ablation.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Carrie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Carrie, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: ovaries; uterus; retroperitoneal/behind-kidney tumor

As of May 2026, Carrie had recurrent Stage IV signet ring cell colon cancer after a prior no-evidence-of-disease period and was receiving more aggressive chemotherapy plus radiation after surgery for a tumor behind the kidney.

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Stage IV rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma with pancreatic metastasis: response to chemotherapy and staged surgery

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

Biomarkers: CA 19-9 93.4 U/mL; CEA 3.4 ng/mL; pancreatic lesion biopsy consistent with colorectal origin

Metastatic Site: pancreas

As of May 2026, he had good clinical progress during 5 months of follow-up after staged treatment, including chemoradiation, FOLFOX, abdominoperineal resection, FOLFIRINOX, and Whipple resection of the pancreatic metastasis.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Lawrence's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Lawrence Henry, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Lung; abdominal lymph nodes

As of May 2026, Lawrence had no evidence of disease on scans since November, no blood-test signs of recurrence, was off colon cancer treatment, and returned to UT MD Anderson every 3 months for checkups.

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Karen Coleman

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

He died 21 days after his first symptom following septic shock, repeated surgeries, strokes and a heart attack, after life support was withdrawn.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Kristen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Kristen, Female | Stage III

Completed active treatment for Stage III colon cancer and entered survivorship while managing permanent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and chronic pain.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Nathan's Survivor Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver; peritoneal membrane

Declared tumor-free after aggressive treatment for Stage IV colon cancer, including colectomy, FOLFOX chemotherapy, and HIPEC, while continuing to live with treatment effects, an ileostomy, neuropathy, and scan anxiety.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Mariana's Patient Story

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

Metastatic Site: Ovary; abdominal wall/peritoneum

Ongoing treatment for Stage IV colon cancer with good response during chemotherapy, allowing oxaliplatin to be stopped while continuing treatment every 2 weeks.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: David's Patient Story

Patient Info: David, Male | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lung; tailbone/bone

Had clear scans after multiple treatments for recurrent Stage IV colon cancer, but a later positive Signatera test suggested possible microscopic disease and more treatment was being planned.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Helen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Helen, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; pelvis

No active tumors / no evidence of disease after liver-directed treatment, liver surgery/ablation, colon resection, and hysterectomy, though she personally described herself as living with cancer and still planned cleanup treatment.

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My STAGE 4 Colon Cancer was Revealed by a Routine Blood Test! (NO SYMPTOMS!)

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

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs

Stage IV colon cancer with liver and lung metastases responded strongly to FOLFIRINOX-based chemotherapy, with tumor reduction over 70%, no detectable lung cancer on testing, and ongoing maintenance chemotherapy for remaining liver disease.

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Stage III Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Meagan's Survivor Story

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

In remission after surgery and 6 months of FOLFOX for high-risk Stage IIIC sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma, with ongoing 6-month scan monitoring and survivorship challenges including scanxiety and neuropathy.

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Rectal cancer surgery complicated by a rare bloodstream infection

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

He recovered from the postoperative infection and was discharged in stable condition on day 14 for outpatient follow-up.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Kalei's Patient Story

Patient Info: Kalei, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Lungs

Living with Stage IV rectal cancer after lung metastases were treated surgically; later imaging raised concern for possible recurrence in the lung and rectal area, but lymph-node biopsy was clear and further workup was ongoing.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: David's Survivor Story

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

Metastatic Site: Liver; lymph nodes near the heart

As of March 2026, David showed no evidence of cancer after Stage IV colorectal cancer with liver and near-heart lymph node metastases, following chemotherapy, tumor and lymph-node surgery, liver-directed radiation, radioembolization, and liver transplant.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Joe's Patient Story

Patient Info: Joe, Male | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Specific biomarkers not reported

Metastatic Site: Liver; lymph nodes; lungs

Stage IV colon cancer initially reached no evidence of disease after FOLFOX plus panitumumab, but later recurred in the liver and lymph nodes, progressed to the lungs, and did not respond to later FOLFOX rechallenge or FOLFIRI before he started an immunotherapy clinical trial.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Alyssa's Patient Story

Patient Info: Alyssa Kelly, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lung

More than 4 years after pregnancy-associated Stage IV colorectal cancer, Alyssa was alive with her son, but after more than 1 year off chemotherapy she had several lung tumors, restarted chemotherapy, and was looking into clinical trials.

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Three years without recurrence after intensive treatment for recurrent rectal cancer

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

Biomarkers: pMMR; KRAS mutation; BRAF wild-type

Metastatic Site: peritoneum

No recurrence had been detected 3 years after the extensive surgery and intraoperative treatments.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Amber's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amber Mike, Female, 40s | Stage III

As of February 2026, Amber had completed Stage III colorectal cancer treatment, was doing well under close monitoring with tumor markers every 3 months, and was rebuilding life through survivorship, therapy, travel, and advocacy.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Sydney's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sydney, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs

Sydney was living with Stage IV colorectal cancer involving the liver and lungs. After multiple lines of treatment, she had a new liver spot and was back on lower-dose FOLFIRI every other Tuesday with a 46-hour pump.

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