Stage IV HER2-negative gastric adenocarcinoma complicated by acute arterial thrombosis during chemotherapy

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

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, retroperitoneal lymph nodes

After recovering from acute arterial thrombosis, he restarted cancer treatment with docetaxel and remained well without further complications at the latest follow-up.

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Stage I Ovarian Squamous Cell Cancer Found in a Long-Standing Dermoid Cyst

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage I

At 22 months after treatment, she had no clinically identifiable recurrence.

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Stage IV gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases controlled for years with intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, bone

She had survived 5 years 2 months after diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis, despite later suspected ovarian metastases, confirmed bone metastases and recurrent peritoneal disease.

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Gastric Cancer: Ralph's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Ralph Lilja, 50s

Three years after treatment, the patient reported remaining disease-free and having returned to a normal life.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Shirley's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Shirley | Stage I

Shirley says she completed treatment and is now in remission after Stage I breast cancer.

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Gastric Cancer: Sandra's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sandra Sankar Poukkula, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

Sandra died from stomach cancer on January 13, 2012, at age 39, just over a year after diagnosis.

Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Discovered After Recurrent Embolic Strokes

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: left axillary lymph node

She received 1 cycle of paclitaxel and carboplatin and died on day 54 of her second hospital admission. Her family declined an autopsy.

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Stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma causes inferior vena cava compression and severe leg swelling

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

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

Metastatic Site: omentum

At the latest follow-up, she was receiving cycle 5 of paclitaxel and trastuzumab. Her appetite, energy and leg edema had improved, although abdominal bloating persisted.

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Severe gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation during apatinib treatment for metastatic gastric cancer

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

Biomarkers: HER2 IHC 2+; FISH negative for HER2 amplification

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, ileum

She died on February 23, 2015 after gastrointestinal perforation, septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction during progressive metastatic disease.

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Metastatic Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Causing Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

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

Metastatic Site: pleura, pulmonary arteries

She died on hospital day 29 after rapidly progressive pulmonary hypertension. Autopsy attributed the pulmonary hypertension to metastatic ovarian serous carcinoma with pulmonary arterial tumor emboli.

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Stage II Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Sarah's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sarah Cawley, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

As of August 2015, Sarah was still receiving treatment for Stage II invasive ductal carcinoma after modified radical mastectomy, 6 chemotherapy cycles, 25 radiation treatments and clinical trial participation.

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High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer With a Paraneoplastic Skin Condition

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 60s

During first-line carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy, the paraneoplastic skin changes regressed and the CA125 level returned to the normal range.

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High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer With Markedly Elevated Amylase

Patient Info: Anonymized, female | Stage III

At 6 months, she was receiving 3 additional chemotherapy cycles after an excellent initial clinical and imaging response, with later marker changes reflecting periods of progression and response.

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Metachronous gastric adenosquamous carcinoma spreads to the liver after endoscopic resection

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

Metastatic Site: liver

He died from gastric cancer 27 months after endoscopic resection of the metachronous adenosquamous carcinoma.

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How nurses helped me through my ovarian cancer recurrence

Patient Info: Brittany Hurst

After a 70-day hospitalization in summer 2014, including 58 days at MD Anderson, the patient continued monthly follow-up visits and ongoing treatment.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Dawn's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Dawn Eicher, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver

After treatment for Stage IV colorectal cancer and a later recurrence, Dawn had 2 consecutive scans showing no evidence of disease and had been cancer-free for 8 months.

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Gastric signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma spreads to the urinary bladder

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: urinary bladder

At the latest documentation, palliative chemotherapy had been started for metastatic gastric cancer involving the urinary bladder.

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Stage III Ovarian Cancer Treated Over Years Before a Separate Oral Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

After prolonged treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer, follow-up visits documented her as free from ovarian disease.

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Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Li's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Li Bing | Stage II

Li Bing was declared cancer-free in September 2022, nearly 7 years after the October 2015 Stage II rectal carcinoid diagnosis.

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Stage I Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor in a 19-Year-Old

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40 | Stage I

She was continuing adjuvant chemotherapy 4 months into treatment without major reported complications.

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Mixed Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer in an 18-Year-Old

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40

At both 3-month and 6-month follow-up, she had no evidence of recurrence.

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Lung cancer diary: chemotherapy completed and supportive symptom strategies

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

As of October 2014, the patient had completed chemotherapy, was not reporting major symptoms, and had a PET scan scheduled for 9 December to reassess the disease.

Losing my hair during ovarian cancer treatment

Patient Info: Brittany Hurst, Under 40

During ovarian cancer treatment, she was coping with chemotherapy-related hair loss and fatigue while finding ways to maintain her sense of identity.

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Persistent fever leads to the diagnosis of gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in a 73-year-old man

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

At nearly 20 months after surgery, CT follow-up showed no recurrence and he was in good health.

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