Radiation: 1,109 Real Stories

1,109 stories match radiation. 868 of them mention chemotherapy.

Cancer Stories

A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Metastatic Breast Cancer With Bone and Liver Progression After Multiple Therapies

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

Biomarkers: Initial tumor: ER 80%, HER2 negative, Ki67 18%. Liver metastasis: ER 75%

Metastatic Site: bone, liver

After massive hepatic progression and liver failure, chemotherapy was stopped and she died on January 31, 2016.

PubMed Central
OutcomeIn Memory
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Bilateral Breast Cancers Followed by Metastatic Disease and Long Eribulin Treatment

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

Biomarkers: Left primary: ER 90%, HER2 FISH not amplified, Ki67 25%. Right primary: ER 90%

Metastatic Site: lung, pleura, liver, bone

After pelvic bone metastases appeared in 2017, she stopped eribulin, received pelvic radiation and remained on fulvestrant treatment.

PubMed Central
OutcomeCare Ongoing
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Metastatic Breast Cancer With Durable Liver and Peritoneal Response to Eribulin

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

Biomarkers: Initial tumor: ER 90%, PgR 70%. Liver metastasis: ER 60%, HER2 1+

Metastatic Site: liver, peritoneum

While continuing eribulin beyond 34 cycles, her liver disease was stable and the peritoneal response persisted after earlier major tumor reduction.

PubMed Central
OutcomeStable Disease
Patricia, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal AdenocarcinomaColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Patricia's Patient Story

Patient Info: Patricia, 50s | Stage IV

Living with Stage IV colorectal cancer after about 6.5 years of intermittent chemotherapy and multiple local treatments; on a treatment holiday while awaiting December 2024 scans.

Our Cancer Stories
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Lobular CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Breast cancer returning 21 years later as a solitary parotid metastasis

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

Biomarkers: Parotid metastasis ER positive; PR positive; HER2 borderline by IHC but FISH 1.82

Metastatic Site: left parotid gland

More than 5 months after the parotid metastasis was diagnosed, the tumour had slightly decreased in size and her metastatic disease remained stable on endocrine therapy.

PubMed Central
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Do, who was diagnosed with Gastric CancerGastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer: Do's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Do Lee, Male, 70+

He had shown no evidence of disease since October 2017.

MD Anderson
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal AdenocarcinomaColorectal Cancer

Stage IV rectal cancer treatment complicated by repeated heart-related side effects

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: p53 mutation

Metastatic Site: liver

After responding again to adapted chemotherapy and NanoKnife ablation, she had no evidence of active disease and had not restarted chemotherapy; ileostomy reversal was planned.

PubMed Central
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung AdenocarcinomaLung Cancer

Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma causing sudden hearing loss and vertigo

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

Metastatic Site: bone|liver|brain|internal auditory meatus

About 10 months after the metastatic diagnosis, she developed new left-sided deafness, vertigo and facial weakness associated with metastatic involvement of the internal auditory meatus.

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OutcomeSetback / Progression
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage I Colorectal AdenocarcinomaColorectal Cancer

Rectal cancer surgery complicated by severe Clostridium perfringens infection

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

He recovered from severe postoperative Clostridium perfringens septic shock after intensive care, antibiotics and a laparotomy with washout. He was discharged 7 days after the second operation and returned to his baseline mobility.

PubMed Central
OutcomeNot reported
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Breast cancer returning years later in the biceps muscle

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

Biomarkers: ER positive

Metastatic Site: left biceps muscle

Her arm symptoms improved considerably after radiotherapy, and MRI 6 months later showed a significant decrease in the size of the biceps tumour.

PubMed Central
OutcomeResponding Well
A patient, who was diagnosed with Small Cell Lung CancerLung Cancer

Small cell lung cancer found after severe digestive and neurologic symptoms

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

Biomarkers: ANNA-1 positive at 1:61, 440; neuronal acetylcholine receptor antibody 0.05 nmol/L

His speech and strength improved with treatment, and PET/CT 4 months after the initial assessment showed no recurrent or metastatic lung cancer.

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OutcomeResponding Well
A patient, who was diagnosed with Small Cell Lung CancerLung Cancer

Small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting With a Nasal Cavity Metastasis

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 50s

Biomarkers: CD56 positive, chromogranin positive, synaptophysin positive

After 12 months in remission, the nasal cavity disease recurred aggressively. He declined further palliative chemotherapy and died 2 months later, 14 months after diagnosis.

PubMed Central
OutcomeIn Memory
Kat, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Kat's Patient Story

Patient Info: Kat

Nine months after diagnosis, she had completed radiation treatment and was looking ahead to recovery and hair regrowth.

Dana-Farber
OutcomeNot reported
Melissa, who was diagnosed with Stage III Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage III Breast Cancer: Melissa's Patient Story

Patient Info: Melissa Angiolillo, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

Completed double mastectomy, 8 rounds of chemotherapy and 25 radiation treatments over the prior 8 months.

Dana-Farber
OutcomeNot reported
A patient, who was diagnosed with Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated With S-1 After 5-FU Cardiotoxicity

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

Biomarkers: RAS-mutant

After progression in the liver despite prior systemic and liver-directed treatment, he started S-1, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab; the first cycle caused no cardiac complication and treatment continued as an outpatient.

PubMed Central
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Marianne, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Marianne's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Marianne Gongos, Female, 60s

Marianne had been breast cancer-free since June 13, 2013. Her separate chronic myeloid leukemia was also in remission after she restarted its medication.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED