Stage II Colorectal Cancer: Deondre's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Deondre Williams, Male, Under 40 | Stage II

Stage II colon cancer survivor who is described as cancer-free and now works as a life coach, speaker, and colorectal cancer awareness advocate.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Vanessa's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Vanessa Cuccurullo, Female | Stage I

Clear post-surgery mammogram/check-up after Stage I breast cancer treatment, healed reconstruction and reduction, and return to annual monitoring.

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Amanda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amanda Salas, Female

Amanda achieved remission after 6 rounds of continuous 5-day chemotherapy and became a public advocate for lymphoma awareness, survivorship, and blood donation.

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Stage III Lung Adenocarcinoma: Becky's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Becky Manning, Female, 40s | Stage III

After surgery, chemotherapy and 8 months of nivolumab on a clinical trial, Becky was no longer on active treatment, had no evidence of disease, felt well, and returned to MSK every 6 months for follow-up.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Rosanna's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Rosanna Silber, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Rosanna had no evidence of cancer after treatment for Stage I breast cancer and later cervical cancer, with ongoing checkups every 6 months for cervical cancer and annually for breast cancer.

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Stage IV Breast Cancer: Amy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amy Mannarino, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Brain

After brain metastasis surgery and 3 radiation sessions, Amy was doing well with no evidence of disease; the source specifically distinguishes NED from being cured or cancer-free in the setting of metastatic disease.

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Colorectal Cancer: Elizabeth's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Elizabeth, Female

After chemotherapy, radiation, sphincter-preserving surgery and temporary ostomy reversal, Elizabeth had no evidence of disease after 5 years of careful follow-up, with good GI function and quality of life.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Nicole's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Nicole Grogan, Female, 40s | Stage II

Nicole completed surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and the exercise trial, and had no evidence of disease at her July 2019 appointment.

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HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Jim's Patient Story

Patient Info: Jim Keegan, Male, 70+

Biomarkers: HER2-positive; BRCA1/BRCA2 negative

Jim completed surgery, chemotherapy and 1 year of Herceptin for early-stage HER2-positive male breast cancer, then continued tamoxifen and yearly MSK surveillance while advocating for male breast cancer awareness.

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Stage I Breast Cancer: Michelle's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Michelle Kang, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Biomarkers: Hormone-positive breast cancer; no suspicious inherited genetic mutation reported

Michelle was 6 years cancer-free after Stage 1B hormone-positive breast cancer while continuing hormone therapy, Zometa, Signatera blood testing, reconstruction follow-up, and survivorship monitoring.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Laura's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Laura Behnke, Female | Stage III

As of June 2026, Laura reported no trace of rectal cancer after treatment, ileostomy reversal, and port removal, while continuing to manage bowel-function changes and survivorship effects.

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Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Jackie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Jackie, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Lynch syndrome

Metastatic Site: Not reported

Jackie’s Stage IIIB rectal cancer later recurred as Stage IV/metastatic disease, but early immunotherapy response was strong, with no visible tumor on MD Anderson sigmoid scope about 6 weeks after starting treatment.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Maria's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Maria, Female | Stage III

Maria’s PET scan came back clear after 7 months of chemotherapy, 7 weeks of radiation, and surgery for Stage IIIC rectal cancer, but she described herself as still under surveillance with blood tests every 6 months and not cancer-free until 5 years.

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Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Heidi's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Heidi N., Female, 50s | Stage III

Biomarkers: No targetable mutation identified

As of June 2026, Heidi was featured as a lung cancer advocate after treatment for inoperable Stage IIIA NSCLC; scans through January 2021 had shown no evidence of disease.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Shelley's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Shelley, Female, 40s | Stage III

Shelley completed colectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage IIIB colon cancer and was in survivorship/recovery with lingering treatment effects and follow-up needs; explicit NED status is not stated.

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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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Stage I Colorectal Cancer: Rachel's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Rachel, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

As of June 2026, Rachel’s story described Stage I colon cancer treated with colectomy, no chemotherapy needed, and an oncologist-confirmed NED status, with lingering digestive and scar-tissue effects from surgery.

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Stage 0 HR-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Natalie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Natalie, Female | Stage 0

Biomarkers: ER-positive

As of June 2026, Natalie was living after Stage 0 DCIS, later nipple/Paget's disease recurrence, and 20 surgeries through May 2019, with a full life and ongoing attention to physical changes after reconstruction.

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Stage II Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Margaret's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Margaret, Female | Stage II

Biomarkers: Onco-typing score 18; hormone-responsive tumor described; exact receptor status not reported

As of June 2026, Margaret’s story described completed surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and later reconstruction for Stage II IDC/DCIS breast cancer, with survivorship focused on recovery, neuropathy, and integrative support rather than an explicit NED claim.

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Stage II BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Joy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Joy R., Female | Stage II

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

As of June 2026, Joy had no evidence of disease after chemotherapy, double mastectomy, and hysterectomy for Stage II breast cancer with a BRCA1 mutation, and had moved from 3-month to 6-month oncology monitoring.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Joanna's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Joanna, Female | Stage III

As of June 2026, Joanna’s story emphasized survivorship after Stage III rectal cancer, with major themes of delayed diagnosis, fertility preservation, radiation/chemotherapy planning, and the emotional recovery that followed treatment.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Catherine's Patient Story

Patient Info: Catherine, Female | Stage III

Catherine had a complete pathological response after chemoradiation and surgery for Stage III rectal cancer, then continued adjuvant Xeloda/oxaliplatin while waiting for post-treatment scans before accepting an NED label.

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BRCA2 Breast Cancer: Erika's Patient Story

Patient Info: Erika, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: BRCA2 mutation

As of June 2026, Erika had no cancer diagnosis after a BRCA2-positive result and preventive double mastectomy with implant reconstruction, with ongoing hereditary-risk surveillance.

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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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