Back at work after two colon cancer recurrences
After two recurrences in his liver, immunotherapy helped Charlie return to work. A serious side effect meant learning to manage a new condition, too.
ImmunotherapyRead the story
Patient stories
For everything you still want to do.
A day at work. Dinner with family. A walk with a friend. Behind each treatment decision is a life someone wants to get back to. Read how they found their way.
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These stories draw on published clinical cases. Names and some personal details have been adapted.
A second complete remission after myeloma relapse
A rapidly growing abdominal tumor left Lucy with few options she could tolerate. CAR-T therapy brought a second complete remission, and time to make plans again.
CAR-T cell therapyRead the story
Two years without progression in an ovarian cancer trial
After surgery, a bowel obstruction and chemotherapy, Nora wanted another way to treat her recurrent cancer. A clinical trial gave her two years without progression.
Clinical trialRead the story
Surgery for an airway tumor preserved his entire left lung
The tumor sat at the fork of two airways. Removing it and rebuilding the junction allowed surgeons to preserve Daniel’s entire left lung.
Airway reconstructionRead the story
After stomach cancer spread, she wanted to enjoy a meal again
For Grace, treatment was measured in scans and blood tests, but also in meals she could manage. Her story follows ten months of disease control and the progression that followed.
Targeted therapyRead the story
Pneumonia halted treatment while her breast cancer was responding
Emma’s breast cancer was responding when a severe lung infection interrupted treatment. Recovery meant reassessing her medication and starting again on a different regimen.
Managing complicationsRead the story
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