Patient Stories
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As rates of early-onset breast cancer rise, Katie is turning a startling diagnosis into empowerment and advocacy.
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Registered Nurse Lydia Cunningham undergoes two separate cancer diagnoses, a decade apart, all while caring for patients of her own at Columbia.
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Less than two weeks into her retirement, Alfredia learned that she had early stage, HER2-positive breast cancer.
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When Lucia discovered she had stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer, she enrolled in the I-SPY2 clinical trail at Columbia.
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Elaine Alden shares her story of overcoming triple-negative breast cancer with the hope of helping and supporting other patients and their families who are affected by cancer.
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Sharon Howell had an encouraging response as a patient in the I-SPY clinical trials, and the outcome could also translate to a lower likelihood of her cancer coming back in the future.
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“It is challenging going through all of this, but the exceptional team of doctors remain focused on their mission of treating cancer patients at the highest level even during a pandemic,” says Suzanne. “I always felt, and continue to feel, safe at the medical center and hospital. And while things don’t always go according to plan, my organization skills and theirs certainly still came in handy.”
