10 Cancer Survival Stories That Will Give Everyone A Ray Of Hope

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4. Vicky Davis.

This lady shares her survival stories and they are really commendable. Davis’ life was turned upside down in October 2015 when she was called back after her regular, yearly mammogram. Biopsies found cancer in 2 lumps in her left breast and in lymph nodes under her arm. More tests found that her cancer was HER2-positive. which tends to be a very aggressive cancer. The first breast surgeon Davis met with did not take her case seriously enough, she says, so she got a second opinion. The second surgeon started her immediately on chemotherapy, Herceptin, and Perjeta (pertuzumab). She had a mastectomy to remove her left breast and 18 lymph nodes from her left arm. Davis says her experience with cancer has made her stronger. “I couldn’t be too weak because my family relied on me emotionally.” She said her husband took it the hardest. “He’s a police officer, stoic and strong,” she said. “We’ve been married 32 years and he’s shown more emotion than I’ve ever seen.” “A lot of things happened to me in my life. I’ve always been afraid; always worried for my husband. Now I’m not as anxious. I’ve tackled the beast. I wasted too much energy being afraid. I’ve tackled this – I can tackle anything.”

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5.  Carol Lacey. 

In 2008, a regular cervical cancer screening test showed that Lacey had human papilloma virus (HPV) and she began having gynaecologic visits twice a year. In 2011, she realised she’d missed a couple of visits. When she did go back, the doctor found a tumour on her cervix. “It was pretty devastating,” said Lacey. “When you hear those words, ‘you have cancer’ life stops. Treatment plan included chemotherapy, a radical hysterectomy, and 28 rounds of radiation. Ten months later, the cancer came back. Lacey learned she would need extensive surgery, called pelvic exentertion, to remove all of the tumour. The surgery would remove her colon, bladder, and vagina, and create new openings to eliminate waste that comes out of the body. Then, in 2013, Lacey received news she calls “earth shattering.” Her cancer was back and had metastasised (spread) to her liver and lymph nodes. She began taking the targeted therapy drug Avastin (bevacizumab). It works by interfering with blood vessels that help cancer grow. Lacey’s tumours began to shrink and disappear. In 2015, Lacey was chosen as an American Cancer Society Hero for Hope. Lacey says – ””I have been here before, but I always embrace it because it’s still another sunny day; it’s still another step forward.”

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6. Ruthe Cain.

In 1998, Ruthe Cain was living life in California and enjoying being close to the fresh air and the great outdoors. She was in her late 50s and loved staying active outside, but that year she would face a diagnosis that would change her life: she learned she had lung cancer. More than 15 years and 3 surgeries later, Cain is still a survivor, and she’s still enjoying life in every way she can. She says – “I’m so blessed and proud to be living this beautiful life, impaired as it is. I wake up and even if I’m going to do nothing that day, I’m just happy. I am a woman. I am strong. All I can say is, ‘bring it on’.”

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