Lung Cancer Survivor Story: Stephen Shares His Reflections (Pt.3/3) | The Patient Story
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- Stephen grew up a healthy athlete who never smoked. He had just started his teaching career at 29 years old when he got the shock of his lifetime: he had stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. After genomic sequencing, it came back that he also had the ALK+ mutation.
In this interview with www.ThePatientStory.com founder, Stephanie, this father and husband details three sections of his story:
Video 1: First symptoms, scans, and getting diagnosed
Video 2: Treatment, focused specifically on targeted therapy drug (alectinib)
Video 3: Quality of life reflections
Find his full story here:
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I totally agree with what he says every time you tell someone you had lung cancer the 1st thing I think is you shouldn't never smoked which never have.
I am diagnose with stage 4 lung cancer ..never smoke..I have EGFR positive..my oncologist put me on target therapy taking tagrisso tablet once a day. This drug is really helping me..I have more energy now before the treatment..I been on this drug for 5 weeks now .I thank god for this for this new drug
Hello i hope it will conti nue to work.
Targeted therapy and immunotherapy are the real life savers
What were your symptoms of you don’t mind me asking
Shortness of breath
Stephen, you are so brave, and your wife more. I have nsclc egfr l585r, stage 4, diagnostic just a month ago. Your story specially Your attitude inspired me and gives me courage. Blessings to you and your family
Hi Chen, thank you for sharing your own diagnosis. If you ever want to share your story on our channel/platform, please fill out our Intro Survey: thepatientstory.typeform.com/to/OJfTUC. Thank you, Stephanie
Thinking of you.
You did the best that you could do at the moment. You got in and got your diagnosis. Hopefully you are still doing well and living life
I just had surgery for stage 1 lung cancer. I've never smoked A-day in my life either.
Lillian, wishing you a speedy and good recovery. -Stephanie
@@ThePatientStory Thanks 🥰🙏🏽
Please tell me what were your symptoms
Wonderful interviewer and interviewee. Kudos!
Geraldine, thank you so much for such kind words! Grateful to people like Stephen who share their stories so openly to help others :) -Stephanie
1 am not been listened 2 keep being dismissed I am getting sicker and sicker my gp said I have cancer but they don't no where it is my god he was even laughing had bloods taken o they r fine I keep going 2 try someone will listen so unfair
Is he still alive?
The problem with this Channel..we never know how the people are doing now.
Right? More importantly, they should first get their medical facts in order BEFORE talking all psychology/sociology. Here for instance, we only know that after 60 days so 2 months, many of his tumors had shrunk and some disappeared. But after that, we know nothing, it's all very vague. Did they shrink further? Did more tumors disappear? After how long? And after how long did they stop shrinking? Apparently, after 3,5 years the tumors are stable but still there. But again, it is vague. What happened with the mets to the liver, lymph nodes etc? How big are the tumors? Why is it still not operable apparently? What did the doctor say?