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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.
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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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"I was shocked, for sure. I was really surprised, I was terrified. I think that like that phone call where she said you have cancer was the most scared I've been throughout the entire experience because not only was I hearing you have cancer when I just turned 31, but also they didn't even know what it was. So I mean, I was just like distraught."
-Sophie, Ewing Sarcoma
Watch our latest patient story with Sophie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilV-G...
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DID YOU KNOW? More than 20% of cervical cancers are found in women over 65. However, these cancers rarely occur in women who have been getting regular tests to screen for cervical cancer before they were 65.
(American Cancer Society)
Watch our other cervical cancer patient stories here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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“My first thought was about my children and my grandchildren and leaving them behind. My grandbabies are so young. My mother passed away when I was 11 and I have minimal memories of her. I want to fight for them so we could have more time together and create more memories.” -AJ, Stage 4B Cervical Cancer
Watch our latest patient story with AJ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROa4...
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PATIENTS: What part of your cancer journey has been the most difficult?
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"The same oncologist that told me see you in six months- she said the good news is that you don't have ovarian cancer. The bad news is that you have your breast cancer of 19 years earlier has returned. And at that time, at that moment, I knew that I had to get find different care. I had to be under the care of specialists for lobular breast cancer."
Watch Nikoo's full story here: https://youtu.be/EblIXQzt8SU
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DID YOU KNOW? According to the CDC, up to a third of people are not up to date on the recommended amount of colorectal cancer screenings. (Loyola Medicine)
View our colorectal cancer playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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"My biggest outlook is, you don't know how long we're going to be here. And people say that all the time, but it doesn't sink in until you're facing death. And this could all be over very soon is what was going through my mind. So when you have that you just really appreciate everything." --Starr, Stage 4 Colon Cancer
Watch Starr's story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_drgw...
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DID YOU KNOW? 1 in 26 women are expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer during their lifetime. This makes colorectal cancer the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (American Cancer Society).
WATCH our latest colorectal cancer story with Kalei: https://youtu.be/GQA5cGyfwFM
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"I remember we sat them down and, you know, we just said, you know, mommy's sickness is back and mommy has to get more medicine, probably, maybe some surgeries. And, you know we're going to get the cancer out of her body again. But mommy's going to be tired. Mommy's going to be sick. And I remember my four year old. She was really sad about that. She was really sad because… I just remember last year when I was on chemo, they weren't allowed. I was I brought home like a a pump for two days every round of chemo and like, I wasn't allowed to, like, hold them or they couldn't be on me." - Kalei, stage 4 colorectal cancer.
Being a parent and having cancer is such a heartbreaking experience. In our latest patient story, Kalei shares how she handled telling her young daughters that the cancer came back.
WATCH THE STORY HERE: https://youtu.be/GQA5cGyfwFM
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DID YOU KNOW? In 2022, there were 614,298 people diagnosed with bladder cancer. This makes bladder cancer the ninth most common cancer diagnosed in the world. (World Cancer Research Fund)
WATCH our bladder cancer stories here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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