The Patient Story
Human answers to your cancer questions → www.thepatientstory.com
The Patient Story is led by a dedicated team of medical, editorial, and video experts, committed to authentically portraying the patient experience. Sharing your story holds transformative power, culturally and personally. We handle each narrative with utmost care, compassion, and scientific rigor.
We started in cancer and are exploring many more health conditions.
Our editorial process adheres to the highest journalistic standards, ensuring medically researched, vetted, and fact-checked content. Backed by experienced medical professionals, we offer insights into the latest medical advancements.
Beyond patient narratives, we provide comprehensive coverage of healthcare news and medical resources. From symptoms to clinical trials, insurance, finances, and support groups, we offer guidance in a humanized manner.
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NEW PATIENT STORY: Regina opens up about her struggle with guilt as a cancer survivor "I didn't feel like I had suffered enough" 👉🏼 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFkVj...
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CLL is the most common leukemia in adults in Western countries, but it is still relatively uncommon overall, affecting roughly 5 out of every 100,000 people per year in the U.S. That's according to the Cleveland Clinic. Check out Lynn's story of how she's advocating to help others pay for treatment, and hear from Dr. Nicole Lamanna on why there's a lot of hope for patients.
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"Doctors are promising - with other combinations, four or five or even more years of remission from CLL, but that wouldn't be good enough for me. Remission for life is the ultimate goal." - Lynn's experience as an oncology nurse took on extra significance when she herself was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Check out her story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2dBs...
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Early-stage stomach cancer is frequently “silent,” causing no or very vague symptoms like mild indigestion, which is one reason many cases are diagnosed late. Check out some of our stomach cancer stories to learn more about warning signs. www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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"Cancer's an awful, an awful disease. And it's a thief. It robs us of joy and love. And it's not fair. But there's hope." For Dawn, the joy of welcoming her third son into the world was interupted by a devastating diagnosis. Check out her stomach cancer story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKGbp...
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New Patient Story: How testicular cancer made Andrew Ryan “stronger and more powerful than [he’s] ever been.” →https://youtu.be/r_EG9Vz9wB0
DID YOU KNOW: Most men diagnosed with testicular cancer are around age 33. It’s mostly a younger and middle-aged men’s disease, but about 6% of cases appear in kids and teens, and around 8% affect men over 55.
(American Cancer Society)
You can watch our other testicular patient stories here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX...
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"It strips you of everything that doesn't matter in life." -Andrew Ryan (testicular cancer)
Watch his patient story here: https://youtu.be/r_EG9Vz9wB0
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We’ve interviewed Alyssa three times since her stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis in June of 2023. Now she’s entering a new chapter: hospice.
First symptoms & path to diagnosis → https://youtu.be/-NOuhRPT_tU
Cancer progressing & losing the ability to eat and drink on her own → https://youtu.be/395l8qSf-tk
Most recent update: Transitioning to hospice care → https://youtu.be/FJpVT2cLy9M
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“I truly will be without pain. I will have beat cancer.”
FULL STORY → https://youtu.be/FJpVT2cLy9M
Alyssa was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in June of 2023. There are no more treatment options available to her, so Alyssa has moved to at home hospice care.
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What kind of support helps you most right now if you've been impacted by cancer?
Make sure you watch our latest patient story here → (LINK)
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